Head of Impulse Performance - Chiswick Park Station, United Kingdom - pladis

pladis

Verified Company

Chiswick Park Station, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire.

We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability.

If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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Why join our team?

pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie's and Ulker.

These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too.

Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis - new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness

Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values.

We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.

What will this role achieve?

The role is part of the Impulse Leadership Team; a key contributor to incremental growth in Impulse, our most profitable channel, with full ownership of the financials and the responsibility of shaping and delivering our plans through a range of initiatives.

What will be your key deliverables?

Financials: Drive the delivery of the Impulse channel budget, with indirect ownership £155M Net Sales FY23, £15M growth YOY
Strategy: Partner with the Impulse Director to build the overall Impulse strategy with the relevant growth drivers and enablers, to embed/implement with team and socialise with senior partners.
Senior stakeholders influence: Influence and challenge key senior partners in Customer Management, Category, NRM, Marketing, to ensure we have the right pipeline, the right activity and the right focus to deliver our set of critical metrics
Scorecard, evaluation, action: Embed a culture of evaluation for Impulse by establishing the channel AOP scorecard. Analyse performance and gaps and holding people to account to deliver plans and activities.
Playbook: Develop playbook targets and align with Commercial planning, Finance and NRM on the shape of the plan, and the articulation of our plans and activities what, when, where and how.
Risks and opportunities: Lead proactive Impulse air traffic control approach to our plan, working with crossfunctional teams and agencies to identify key difficulties that might affect the delivery of the number.
Projects ownerships: Impulse primary stakeholder for finance, supply and innovation.

Team & people:
Coach and educate key partners on Impulse growth drivers and success factors.

What do you need for this role?

Experience in FMCG, food and drinks
Experience in convenience and impulse preferred
Previous commercial role, various functions: Customer Management, commercial finance, brand/commercial planning
Strong numeracy skills
Balance of strategic planning (AOP, channel plan) and action orientated (playbook)
Leadership, ownership and accountability
Strong capability to influence and empower wider teams
Manage stakeholders, able to establish relationships and influence at a senior level
Prioritisation skills
Approachable, informal, committed and passionate about delivering for pladis and for our customers.

Our winning traits and behaviours

Purpose-Led
Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite

Agile

Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still

Collaborative

Willing to work collectively for mutual success

Resilient

Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks

Positive

Selfmotivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring

Diversity and inclusivity is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe - and this diversity is our phenomenal strength.

We're an equal opportunities employer and believe in encouraging inclusivity where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone's distinctive qualities and perspectives.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled base