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NAM - Foodservice Contract Catering

On-site in Brighton·Added 2 days ago (last checked 9 Nov)

Danone

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Our summary

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 a year
About £3,290 - £3,780 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Brighton

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

Good relationship building skills
Able to work autonomously to find solutions to challenges
Able to build their network and can engage others through clear communication
Ability to deliver a demand led JBP
Ability to use questioning and listening to gain true customer needs
Good commercial acumen with clear examples of strong P&L management
Able to demonstrate experience of well-prepared negotiations including 'must gets' 'wish list' and 'concessions'

Nice to have

Experience of managing Bidfood would be preferential

The role

Deliver sustainable, profitable new business within the foodservice channel. Developing and nurturing a key Contract Caterers across their customer base as well as engaging internal cross-functional teams to help deliver the channel strategy.

What you'll do

Net Sales, investment and customer profitability responsibility including all Danone categories
Delivering the annual, quarterly and monthly channel targets, driving profitable growth for both Danone and our Customers
Delivery of profitable growth for both Danone and customer through yearly Joint Business Plans
Ensuring flawless execution of plans and agreed activations throughout the year
Regular site visits to know what is happening on the ground and identify opportunities
Managing the promotional and pricing plans, ensuring these are aligned internally
Review return on investment internally and externally, tweaking the plans where relevant
Build a Dcomm plan for year optimizing spend vs activity
Support the building and execution of our channel-specific plans
Identifying and realising new business opportunities in line with channel strategy to unlock value
Delivery of internal and external P&L targets
Working closely with supply chain to foresee any challenges and ensure clear consistent communication is delivered externally to maximise business continuity
Lead the development and delivery of customer contacts across every level and function

About you

Please note that the salary on offer here is between £50,000 - £60,000 + bonus & benefits

Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.

About Danone

Industry: Food and Beverage
Founded: 1919
Employees: 100,000+
Headquarters: Paris, France

In their own words

About the company & team

At Danone UK & Ireland, we are committed to delivering better health through better nutrition for millions of consumers and patients in our communities.

We have a range of flexible benefits and excellent rewards, click here to find out more: https://careers.danone.com/uki/en/Why-Danone/our-learning---rewards.html

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA, representing our core values and beliefs. We embrace diversity as a driving force for positive change, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued.

The closing date for applications is 23/11/26, you will therefore hear about your application after this date

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