Commercial Strategy Manager

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 13th September 2024

Recruitment Partner: Matt Haywood

About the role

Welcome to the Commercial Strategy and Planning Team, an exciting team within the No7 Beauty Company that focuses on driving net revenue management through price, promotion and pack strategies across all of our retailers and markets. This team will also play a critical role in the development of the 3YP and budget and support many global and local transformation projects including the full launch of S&OP, all of which are driving our mission of being a leading modern CPG Beauty business.

A key role supporting the development and delivery of the UK and ROI Budget and 3YP, delivering profitable growth through the development, implementation and evaluation of local price, promotion and pack strategies, improving our price competitiveness and promotional return on investment for our core CPG Brands.

Key responsibilities include:

• Development of a UK and ROI price strategy by retailer, (average price at brand at/SKU level relative to competition supported with execution guidelines).

• Delivery of local pricing KPI performance tracking (price, margin, volume, market share).

• Recommendations for the right format, pack and price for each purchase occasion and shopper mission in every channel.

• Development of retailer specific promotional guidelines by channel that deliver on brand objectives, fully optimised (mechanics, depth, frequency, and execution standards) to drive improving return.

• Promotional performance evaluation and action planning to inform future decision making and optimised return.

What you’ll need to have

• A proven track record in managing stakeholders, influencing, and driving business direction and commercial decisions.

• Highly competent manipulating and analysing large sets of data and exposure to a range of analytical tools and techniques.

• Experience of presenting recommendations & solutions as well as insights to stakeholders who may not be analytically-minded or data savvy.

• Knowledge of wider consumer and customer trends that are influencing retail landscape and associated data sources.

• Experience of working within a retail business environment, setting and tracking price and promotions would be an advantage.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next

We are always open to discussing possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you, including job share and reduced hours. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.