Commercial Operations Manager

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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What will this role achieve?

This role will be based in the Commercial Operations Function and is focused on developing our Youthful Snacking & Cake portfolios. Your line manager will be Head of Commercial Operations for the team.  The role involves working closely with the NRM Manager in the team as well as Marketing and Customer to ensure our commercial calendar is as strong as possible and executed in market flawlessly. This role would be ideal for candidates that have gained experience within the commercial sales or marketing functions looking to take on that next step in their career.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Commercial Operations’ objective is to work with all stakeholders to deliver profitable growth for pladis 
• As such you will work with the Customer & Marketing teams to ensure our commercial/brand plans are strong and fit to win by customer and channel, and finding solutions & opportunities to strengthen the plan focussing on gap closure where relevant
• You will support in robusting the ammunition pipeline and readiness with Customer & Marketing functions. You will also take ownership of planning & tracking of activity by account and channel against key innovation initiatives and marketing campaigns whilst ensuring that we hit key range windows to ensure we win in trade
• You will ensure key customer promotions & execution is aligned to key timings such as ATL support 

• You will work with the customer team to ensure forecasts for activity and launches are populated on time and in full 
• You will collate key material for monthly GTM meetings, preparing and aligning key stakeholders on key topics and leading conversations on gap closure for key initiatives & campaigns in the sessions across sales fundamentals & key execution measures. You will also follow through with the actions post the monthly Commercial Meetings in these forums
• You will manage key cross-functional internal relationships with stakeholders across Marketing, Customer, Commercialisation and Category Management. 

Bring your experience

• Account Management or Category experience essential, ideally across a variety of channels 
• Evidence of working with category and insights data 
• Proactive approach to getting things done, often against time deadlines  
• Continuously looking to improve with growth mindset  

• Ability to analyse problems, create insight and propose innovative solutions  
• Passion to work in partnership to achieve common goals  
• Resilience when faced with setbacks and enthusiasm to achieve  
• Ability to flex approach to ensure effective communication  
• Motivation to drive career and seek experiences to support ambitions  

• Passion and excitement for a career in the food industry 
• Right to work in the UK

Our Purpose

Bring happiness with every bite

It’s a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we’re all unique, we also share the same values.

Each of our values is important on its own. In combination they’re incredibly powerful.

Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They’re part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer

Living our pladis values is a key part of success, look out for questions in your interview that link to these key pladis values.

Our Values

Purpose led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite

Agile – We’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers

Positive – We’re highly motivated optimistic, fearless, and we inspire each other to be better

Resilient - We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.