Job Description

About English Provender Company

Our business has a long and proud history of food excellence. We produce award-winning dressings, condiments and marinades for many of the UK's leading food manufacturers and retailers as well as nurturing our own brands: English Provender(TM), Very Lazy and Newman's Own. We believe it's our passion for good food, fine ingredients and technical excellence that sets us apart and gives us our success.

We're a spirited, adventurous and resourceful team, and we think these qualities make for something pretty unique and coveted these days. From the mayonnaise and chutneys we create to the management styles and choices we make, everything is guided by our core company values:

Put People First, Be Better Every Day, Bring Positive Energy and Do the Right Thing, the Right Way.

It's these values that make us look forward to coming to work every day and make English Provender company a great place to work.

Our Sales Administrator Role

1. Carry out a number of regular sales tasks to ensure the smooth running of a portfolio of accounts including but not only: Event logs, Delist logs & notifications, Reporting on Daily Sales, updating Forecast, updating customer Price Files.

2. Review the Daily Risk to Service, working with the Commercial and Planning team to identify any risk and ensuring corrective actions are put in place to ensure 100% OTIF service. Monitor service levels. Be a key liaison between commercial, operations and customers in ensuring a smooth flow of accurate information through the business to ensure customer demand is met with minimal waste. This includes seasonal planning i.e. Christmas and summer.

3. Actively support the commercial team in the launch of new products, through the gated launch process, including updating event forms, forecast updates and customer sample submissions.

4. Track and measure forecast accuracy/tolerances and publish results whilst supporting improvements through regular planned customer/commercial manager meetings.

5. Measure Forecast accuracy and review with Commercial Manager, course correct where needed.

6. Prepare customer NPD and EPD costings , using the cost matrix and model for approval by the Commercial Manager.

7. As part of the Gated Launch Process carry out post-launch reviews to identify successful product launches against original brief, review with Commercial Manager .

8. Keep the EPC ERP system Unity updated with any changes. ensure notes and flags are kept up to date with changing stock profiles.

9. Ensure we are complying with MTO v MTS rules and in conjunction with Commercial Manager carrying out monthly/quarterly stock profile reviews, aligned with supply chain.

10. Establish and develop strong internal relationships & ways of working cross functionally to ensure the smooth running of the portfolio of responsible customers

Essential:

GCSE Level in Maths & English (Minimum Grade 4) Excel use and knowledge Well organised Numerate Strong presentation skills Manage a varied workload

Desirable:

Degree level or equivalent 12 months experience within FMCG or have close working knowledge of the sector. Use of customer portals Knowledge of Unity or similar systems Passion for food Use of retail customer portals Pivot tables Creative problem solver
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,000.00 per year

Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person