Trading Manager - Consumer Offer

Musgrave is one of the Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain.

Every day we feed one in three people in Ireland through 11 market leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest and MusgraveMarket Place.

We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve.

Our people are the heart of our business. As our greatest asset, they make Musgrave a great place to work and in return we aim to be the very best place to work, grow and thrive.

We have an opportunity for a Trading Manager to join our Retail team. Working closely with the Head of Trading Operations, the successful candidate will be responsible for the development and shaping of the Consumer Offer, as well as managing the overall promotions process.

This is a senior commercial role within the Trading function, working closely with the Trading teams, as well as cross functionally with Supply Chain; Trading Finance; Data Science; Sales and Marketing teams, to deliver winning market position for both Brands, that drives sales and increases consumer loyalty. The successful candidate will engage with our retail partners and work collaboratively to build relationships and improve ways of working.

Key responsibilities of the role include (not limited to):

• Lead and shape the overall Consumer Offer, contributing to the business Value Strategy, ensuring its constant relevance to consumer sentiment and the macro environment.
• Play an integral part of the cross functional teams that work together to deliver the Commercial plans and Brand Value strategies.
• Manage budgets allocated for consumer offers/promotions, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively to maximize return on investment.
• Monitor the performance of consumer offers through data analysis and make data-driven decisions to optimize offer effectiveness.
• Represent Trading on key Forums and at retailer engagement sessions – Consumer Forum, Value Steering, Retailer Councils.
• Key contributor to new projects such as the Fuelling the Future, Loyalty Solutions & Labour Optimisation
• As the Promotions Process Owner, drive process implementation across the business by coordinating and reviewing activity across all functions.
• Providing appropriate updates on upcoming legislation and changes across the retail landscape

The successful candidate will have / be:

• 5 years’ plus experience in a senior role in a retail / FMCG environment with a track record of developing and delivering a commercial strategy.
• Highly numeric andanalytical
• Proven commercial acumen and experience of translating consumer insight into innovative and differentiating market leading shopper propositions.
• A strong systems orientation including advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to operate in a dynamic environment, demonstrate good attention to detail
• Good judgment showing logical decision making, with a proven ability to influence at a senior level.

This is an 18 month contract

The location for this role is flexible across Ireland. Musgrave operate aWork Smarthybrid working model where you can alternate your time between connecting and collaborating in the office and working remotely.Occasional business travel to other locations will also be required.

Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer.We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.