Pricing & Planning Manager

Job Description

Fresh Kitchen (part of the Sysco group) are currently recruiting for a Pricing & Planning Manager to join the team on a full time, permanent basis, and will report to the Manufacturing Manager. This role is an on site role at our Bicester Fresh Kitchen depot. 

Fresh Kitchen currently turns over around £90k per week, selling 7,500 units across over 100 sku’s which have over 500 raw ingredients going into them. As we grow, we need to strengthen our management team to manage the increasing number of sku’s we offer and the number of customers we serve.

As the Pricing & Planning Manager it is your responsibility to provide leadership support whilst managing the commercial, stock control and administrative aspects of Fresh Kitchen. This includes managing the process of new product launches from customer sign off through to first deliveries to ensure an effective end to end process. You will liaise with Development Chefs, Production and Sales teams to ensure recipes are to spec and uploaded correctly into the systems, ensure specifications are correct for customers and ensure orders are processed and delivered correctly according to specifications.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities: 

• Own the pricing of new product enquiries.
• Working with Development Chefs and Account Managers to agree best pricing on products for suppliers and customers ensuring our products are priced competitively for customers. 
• Own Fresh Kitchen stock management and ordering. 
• Review product sales of sku’s – highlighting areas of growth and opportunity whilst understanding why some areas are in decline.
• Dealing with Account Management team and Production to ensure we are ordering in the right amount of raw materials to meet demand. 
• Lifecycle management – reviewing recipes and working with customer to agree new recipes. 
• Review product margins in line with expected margins and amend accordingly through the bi-annual pricing process. 
• Provide monthly insights into performance of products and pricing for internal and external stakeholders. 
• Provide insight into the sales and margin performance of the site, working with sales colleagues to understand, challenge and improve performance.
• Direct line management including mentoring and coaching of 1 operations administrator.

About you: 

To be successful in this role candidates must be highly numerate with a thorough understanding of pricing and margins as well as high levels of IT literacy including the use of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office. Candidates must have previous experience of pricing in a manufacturing environment and have an analytical mindset with process planning experience and good commercial acumen. You will be able to provide clear insight to performance and recommendations to change course where necessary whilst having the ability to create, implement and follow processes. You will have managed a small team previously and possess excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills to ensure you are leading process driven activities. It would be highly advantageous to have a previous knowledge of D365 and/or Prophet systems or have previously used multiple systems and show adaptability to using new systems.

What we offer: 

• A competitive salary 
• Car allowance of £5,500 per annum or Company Car 
• Generous holiday allowance, with option to purchase 5 additional holiday days 
• Pension scheme 
• Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop 
• Discounts on Cinema tickets and shopping 
• Recognition awards and Incentives 
• Career progression opportunities - being part of Fresh Direct and the wider Sysco group, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility. 

Additional Information

At Fresh Direct everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Fresh Direct and we recognise that Fresh Direct can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you. 

Fresh Direct

Built on a passion for food and feeding the nation, at Fresh Direct we are dedicated to making life as easy and efficient for the chefs, cooks and caterers we serve across the country. We are the leading specialist supplier of locally and globally sourced fresh produce and dairy across Great Britain, bringing the best of the seasons to chefs’ menus.