Salary: £26,000 - £32,000 depending upon experience + potential bonus + 12 flexible days in addition to holiday entitlement + other fantastic benefits
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Position Summary
Being a Sales Planning Executive at Nestlé is about being passionate about sales, being proactive, efficient, highly analytical and providing pivotal support to the Nestlé Purina Sales Team. We have a great opportunity based at our Gatwick site, to work with our Purina Sales team as a Sales Planning Executive.
The
Sales Planning Executive
plays a key role within the business and is responsible for working closely with the Customer Business and Sales Finance teams to deliver through our business planning processes, accuracy and timeliness in our Customer plans both internally and externally. A day in the life of a Sales Planning Executive … As Sales Planning Executive, you will be responsible for the effective and compliant management of trade activities through our Customer Relationship Management system.
Key responsibilities will include: The set-up and maintenance of planning information in our Customer Plans internally, to ensure accuracy against finance and business reporting KPIs. Ensuring Nestlé best practice is adhered to through our Customer Planning processes. Completion of pre and post evaluation on activities within the Customer Plan to enable decisions by the business on the execution of activities – in line with the pre and post evaluation policy. Providing the Business Manager with a populated promotional proposal in line with the customer plan and timelines. Providing internal reporting and insight to support the monthly business planning process, in order to give the business the necessary visibility and understanding of the latest performance and position of the customer plan. What will make you successful? This is an entry role into the Sales team, therefore prior experience is beneficial but not essential. Experience of working in a commercial environment and delivering against KPIs as well as working as part of a team to deliver results are what we’re looking for. You will work as part of a fast-moving team managing customer plans where accuracy and attention to detail are key to ensure a right first-time result. You will be motivated to be part of a team, build great relationships, and be open to how we can continuously improve as a team, to be the best! Other key skills: A proactive attitude and a self-starter. Organised and adept at planning & prioritising workloads. Naturally curious, it is crucial that you can take the initiative when faced with any obstacle to solve problems and overcome barriers. Proficient in Excel and comfortable using other Microsoft Office programs - IT literate. Makes good use of insightful information and is naturally analytical. Why Nestlé? In the Nestlé Sales Team, we are creating an environment where we all feel we belong, we are the best we can be, and we win together. We want people to feel they can be themselves, dare greatly and believe their best is yet to come. We will actively encourage you to gain different experience in a wide range of roles including our Category Development teams. Supported by our industry leading eBusiness and Sales Academies which develops you in all aspects of eCommerce, customer and category management, you truly can achieve your full potential whatever that might mean for you. We will provide support and coaching to help you develop yourself in your career and as an individual, as well as offering great benefits that you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus up to an additional 12 days flex leave, bank holiday exchange, competitive pension scheme and much more. What you need to know We will be considering and interviewing candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring. We are committed to equal opportunity for all.
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The
Sales Planning Executive
plays a key role within the business and is responsible for working closely with the Customer Business and Sales Finance teams to deliver through our business planning processes, accuracy and timeliness in our Customer plans both internally and externally. A day in the life of a Sales Planning Executive … As Sales Planning Executive, you will be responsible for the effective and compliant management of trade activities through our Customer Relationship Management system.
Key responsibilities will include: The set-up and maintenance of planning information in our Customer Plans internally, to ensure accuracy against finance and business reporting KPIs. Ensuring Nestlé best practice is adhered to through our Customer Planning processes. Completion of pre and post evaluation on activities within the Customer Plan to enable decisions by the business on the execution of activities – in line with the pre and post evaluation policy. Providing the Business Manager with a populated promotional proposal in line with the customer plan and timelines. Providing internal reporting and insight to support the monthly business planning process, in order to give the business the necessary visibility and understanding of the latest performance and position of the customer plan. What will make you successful? This is an entry role into the Sales team, therefore prior experience is beneficial but not essential. Experience of working in a commercial environment and delivering against KPIs as well as working as part of a team to deliver results are what we’re looking for. You will work as part of a fast-moving team managing customer plans where accuracy and attention to detail are key to ensure a right first-time result. You will be motivated to be part of a team, build great relationships, and be open to how we can continuously improve as a team, to be the best! Other key skills: A proactive attitude and a self-starter. Organised and adept at planning & prioritising workloads. Naturally curious, it is crucial that you can take the initiative when faced with any obstacle to solve problems and overcome barriers. Proficient in Excel and comfortable using other Microsoft Office programs - IT literate. Makes good use of insightful information and is naturally analytical. Why Nestlé? In the Nestlé Sales Team, we are creating an environment where we all feel we belong, we are the best we can be, and we win together. We want people to feel they can be themselves, dare greatly and believe their best is yet to come. We will actively encourage you to gain different experience in a wide range of roles including our Category Development teams. Supported by our industry leading eBusiness and Sales Academies which develops you in all aspects of eCommerce, customer and category management, you truly can achieve your full potential whatever that might mean for you. We will provide support and coaching to help you develop yourself in your career and as an individual, as well as offering great benefits that you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus up to an additional 12 days flex leave, bank holiday exchange, competitive pension scheme and much more. What you need to know We will be considering and interviewing candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring. We are committed to equal opportunity for all.
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