Job Introduction
Are you someone who loves to make a difference and looking for your next development move? Do you want to work on the flagship projects? Do you have a desire to consistently improve how we turn up with our customers?
If so, this is the role for you!
We are looking for a Sales Operations Manager (UK) to be a key lead on Project Accelerate for a fixed term 12 month project, this critical project is the next evolution of our Route to Consumer journey. We’re looking for a passionate, focused and pro-active Commercial Manager to join our dynamic team. Working closely with the Commercial Director and Leadership Team, this role will look to evolve our commercial operating model to meet our budgeted targets, whilst improving the experience for our key customers. This role is part of our field based sales team and you'll be the UK point of contact, leading the UK Sales Operations agenda with both internal and external stakeholders.
Main Responsibility
This person will lead our UK agenda to move to a world class RTC execution capability, whilst supporting our Commercial Leadership Team, the role will ensure UK market maturity improves in line with aligned global benchmarks. The role will set commercial targets and then lead the delivery of them through global and local stakeholders. In addition to this, the role will evolve our IBOR process, whilst leading and managing some key commercial change projects. Finally, the role includes day to day management of our UK commercial targets for our key agency partner, De Kuyper brands.
Our Ideal Candidate
You’re an experienced, confident and operationally efficient commercial manager. An individual who loves to own and deliver projects, with effective communication, planning and stakeholder management skills. The role would benefit from someone who has demonstrable experience in FMCG and/or drinks, with a good understanding of channel dynamics in the UK. Delivering through cross-functional teams with a real ability to influence will be a key enabler. The candidate will also have a positive, pro-active and solution-based approach, that allows them to lead for change projects across the organisation.
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
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