Commercial Coordinator - Wimbledon, United Kingdom - Direct Produce Supplies LTD

Direct Produce Supplies LTD

Verified Company

Wimbledon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Formed over 40 years ago, DPS LTD has grown to become a market leader in the sourcing, production and distribution of fresh produce to some of the UK's leading retailers.

We pride ourselves on the way we do business and understand that we are successful because of our people.

As such we are looking for a superstar
Commercial Coordinator to join our
Commercial Coordinator based in
Wimbledon, working 5 days per week, to occasionally include the weekends.

Our
Commercial Coordinators support the
Commercial Team to maintain relationships between our growers, pickers and packers, ensuring we are able to meet our customer demand.

Some of the objectives are:

Support in the management and development of key customers
Provide market leading category management to support customer aims of sales and share growth
To deliver outstanding understanding of service expectations to the business and ensure these expectations are met
Support in the establishment and development of commercially beneficial relationship with your customers
Work within the team to implement, evolve and communicate a joint category plan for all required areas
Achieve all sales, volume and margin targets within the account
Provide on time weekly sales forecasting to the business
Provide the business with accurate account information for the use in longer term forecasting and programming
Work within the team to deliver constant out performance versus retail and supply competition
Contribute creatively and technically towards the promotion and development of the product range
Continuously evaluate the supply chain to identify cost savings and opportunities to improve the quality and freshness of the product.
Liaise with internal departments (supply chain, procurement, technical, operations) to ensure quality and timely delivery of product
Liaise with procurement and supply chain teams to address sourcing and availability issues
Liaise with ISS and relevant 3rdparty packing sites to ensure clear communication and delivery
Understand and communicate technical issues with the customer commercial team where necessary and liaise on these issues internally with technical and quality teams to achieve satisfactory resolution
Develop and maintain an understanding of the market sector including consumer trends, competitor activity and product lines
Support in the delivery of profitable business growth
Ensure the adherence of administrative and financial systems and controls
Provide summary information regarding sales, volumes, margins and prices as and when required
Update internal and external stakeholder with relevant market data