Food Service Specialist

Engage and build relationships and ways of working with the local team and senior key stakeholders, from CEO / GM s & NFR Managers, to Category & Territory

Create & own the category plan (with support from the Foodservice Development Team Lead and various internal company functions) to execute sustainable and profitable change in the

Follow a clear reporting structure to evaluate market progress with agreed KPIs provided by the Foodservice Development Team

Planning, constructing, and delivering presentations to key global and local senior key

Ensure the local project uses the correct guidelines ( brand guidelines, food safety, ).

Identify potential barriers to project progress and effectively mitigate them or find solutions to keep the project on

Be an advocate for the foodservice sub-brand (values, standards, market/category/product extensions).

Use the tools provided to drive sustainable growth and compliance (see Tools ).

To share best practice & learnings with the Foodservice Team, as well as the wider FSC

Conduct market & competitor audits to identify gaps / opportunities for foodservice offer & NPD (New Product Development), as well as competitor promotions & concepts

Lead Business Intelligence agenda, including:

o Regular product / range performance review

o Detailed waste tracking & analysis

o Planogram efficiency analysis

o Promotion performance / profitability

o Granular performance deep dive (by site / format / cluster review)

Custodian of product end-to-end costing to ensure various income targets are met

Work closely with procurement team to maximize profitability

Work closely with FSC Central for technical & NPD agile development support

Drive revenue growth using various levers such as promotion planning, price reviews, range sizing and tearing, and availability optimization

Manage marketing communications with support of NFR Brand Manager

Manage the relationship with internal teams as well as external key stakeholders ( suppliers & client)

Requirements

Strong networking and negotiating

Strong project management and reporting

Strong prioritization

Confident and resilient ways of

Able and willing to embrace cultural changes and different lifestyles (day-to-day).

Excellent IT skills (including Microsoft Office Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Strong category management

Food & Retail industry experience (retailer, supplier, or manufacturer).

Food Safety Level 3 essential, Level 4

P&L management

Good knowledge of the food supply chain and in-store processes and procedures

Technical knowledge of nutrition, food safety, audit procedures

Experience of reporting into the

Experience working in the America s food retailing sector would be advantageous