Product Segment Manager - Bagshot, United Kingdom - Lantmännen Unibake UK

Lantmännen Unibake UK

Verified Company

Bagshot, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Working closely with our Partners & Suppliers and cross functionally with Commercial, New Product Development and Marketing teams the Product Segment Manager - Sweet Pastry is pivotal in helping us managing our traded supplier & partner relationships aswell as our customers and consumers.

Building excellent relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and the wider Lantmannen Group are key.

You have:

Demonstrable experience of managing commercial relationships with both traded suppliers & partners

Excellent computer skills

Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook are important
Strong knowledge of category management processes, tools and ways of working
Ability to work with product costing models and margin analysis

You will be great at:

Driving volume, net sales and profitability of category in line with strategic goals, in order to create long term value within the Sweet Pastry market
Evaluate and report on the Sweet Pastry category performance on a monthly basis and make appropriate recommendations / take corrective actions
Working in close cooperation with internal teams to ensure we create and execute market leading innovation programmes on both a strategic and customer specific basis
Working cross functionally with other key functions to ensure activity is grounded in strong insight based rationales and executed profitably throughout the business
Deliver monthly reports and regular market updates and provide ad hoc insights and support to business functions/teams

You are:

A strategic thinker with strong numerical skills
Selfmotivated, with a strong work ethic, ability to problem solve and with an analytical approach
Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build strong internal and external customer relationships
Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively. The ability to multitask is essential, as is a willingness to work to tight deadlines
A strong work ethic with a professional "can do" approach and a natural use of initiative
A flexible approach and the ability to work collaboratively with crossfunctional teams as well as the ability to work independently