We have a fantastic opening for a Trade Planning Specialist, Core Grocery to join our large Marketing department based at Morrisons Head Office, Bradford.

In this role you’ll be a key part of the team that ensures the customer plan across our core grocery food category is delivered in a timely and accurate manner;

• To drive sales on all core grocery feature space on a periodic basis

• To allow brilliant execution in store & online 

• To facilitate communication to our customers through the most effective channels

• To ensure decision making is led by customer insight

You’ll be responsible for supporting the planning, delivery & communication of our customer planning activity for Core Grocery.  Working closely with the commercial teams to build a customer focused trade plan, driving sales and improving the promotional offers and variety for customers. 

Always ensuring that promotions are clearly articulated to our colleagues and help to create clear guidance on how to implement the campaigns in store.

Work/Life balance is important to us. This permanent role benefits from a 4 day working week. The typical working pattern is 4 days per week of 9 hours per day, based in our Bradford Head Office - with some remote working - so it’s important that you live within a reasonable commute, able to work from the office as and when needed.

There is also a requirement to work 1 in 4 Saturdays (6 hours), our teams generally use Saturdays for planning, team meetings and project work.

About You

This role holds the following responsibilities;

• Attending category quarterly planning sessions to align on strategic ambition and to champion the voice of the customer

• Facilitating feature space planning across all areas of core grocery

• Managing the critical path across the business unit to ensure deadlines are met in a timely manner

• Lead the formal leadership approval process for core grocery promotions

• Creation of promotion changeover documents to ensure retail have all the information to implement all core grocery promotions right first time 

• Relationship building with retail colleagues to create a culture of continuous improvement

• Financial review post promotional period to maximise effectiveness of all promotional feature space

Key Requirements;

Essential

• Experience of the commercial marketing sector

• Experience of retail environment and ensuring compliance with policies & procedures

• Understanding of commercial and marketing functions

• Proven track record of delivering in a large organisation; Ability to manage multiple projects

• Analytical and creative with Commercial and financial understanding

• The ability to look for ways to improve customer satisfaction, profitability and productivity

• A team player with a positive attitude

• The ability to work under tight time constraints and reactively

Desirable

• Ability to use specialist consumer reporting tools to aid in data led business decisions

About The Company

Marketing is a fast-paced, high energy function that drives sales by putting the customer at the heart of everything we do. The marketing team are our brand champions, making sure we give customers what they want, at prices they like, and delivering an experience that's always unmistakably Morrisons. The team pioneers and delivers industry-leading work in a collaborative and friendly environment with a forward-thinking, people-focused culture. Work is always challenging, frequently fun, and the career prospects are exciting.

Our aim to offer more of what matters extends to our employees too. Join us and you can expect to enjoy great career prospects and a very competitive pay and benefits package. In addition to an attractive salary, we offer a discount card for you plus two more for friends or family members giving you 10% off your shopping in Morrisons. We also offer company share options, a highly competitive pension scheme, Life Assurance and more besides.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.