About the Role
This role is responsible for managing external relationships, leading cross-functional teams, and growing the business for the Taste Elevation portfolio. You will have full P&L ownership for the Table Sauces business within Morrisons, focusing on delivering top-line sales and profit.
Responsibilities
- Full P&L ownership of the Table Sauces business within Morrisons with key delivery of top-line sales and profit for your category.
- Managing relationships and building long-term partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Implementation of Kraft Heinz innovation projects & execution of in-store activation including the selling, negotiation and execution of all new products, concepts and commercial propositions.
- Ensure delivery of the Kraft Heinz financial KPIs of sales, profit, availability and forecasting through a joint business plan and collaborative forecasting.
- Management of the joint business plan or terms detailing specific objectives, strategies and tactics to deliver the defined business objectives.
- Responsible for the forecasting of the accounts utilizing sales data and market intelligence, to provide the business with a timely and accurate financial forecast.
Requirements
- Proven experience in customer relationship management skills are essential.
- Able to demonstrate the ability and confidence to sell commercial propositions.
- Sound negotiation skills.
- Proven track record of problem solving as an owner, taking on entrepreneurial challenges, simplifying the complex, and continually demonstrating a sense of urgency.
- Interpersonal skills and high personal credibility is required to build relationships between external customers and internal functions to align both requirements and resolve issues (ability to communicate, present and influence).
- Particular customer centric focus needed to identify opportunities, build and translate activity into executable plans.
- Commercial and financial awareness are required along with the judgement, and skill to identify, negate and take commercial decisions, often under pressure.
- Highly organised individual with good planning skills and the ability to manage projects across different categories both internal and external via different departmental functions.
Skills
- Communication
- Proactive
- Analytical
- Result driven
- Teamwork
- Project Management
Location
- London - The Shard
Work Type
- Flexible and hybrid working approach
Experience Level
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree ideal
Benefits
- An ambitious employer with an industry-recognised career development pathway
- A meritocratic, pay for performance approach
- A fun, collaborative office culture that celebrates good food and good times with regular events and socials
- An active network of Business Resource Groups, sponsored by leadership, that promote education, celebration, & allyship, helping to create an inclusive work environment
- Flexible and hybrid working approach, including ability to work from abroad
- Family-friendly; market leading parental leave benefits & sponsored nursery scheme
- Employee discount on Heinz products!
- Private medical cover & Digital GP
- Comprehensive Life Assurance & Group Income Protection
- Exclusive gym discounts & cycle to work scheme
- Premium membership to Calm App
- A variety of amazing sports teams & clubs!
- 3 volunteering days per year (e.g. Soup Kitchen, Magic Breakfast)
About the Company
- Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
Equal Opportunity
- As a Disability Confident employer, we are happy to accommodate any reasonable adjustments you may need during our screening and interview process.
