Product Pricing Manager Based: Enterprise House, Ashford, Kent Brakes sells over 10,000 products to caterers around the UK. This role manages the selling prices of each product, seeking to improve company margins through monthly price moves, all informed by detailed analysis of price elasticity and food commodity market changes. Working within the Brakes Pricing Team, this is a high profile / fast paced role that would suit someone with strong commercial acumen and analytical ability. This role might be ideal for a Finance professional (full or part qualified) looking to expand their commercial experience and expertise. Although analytical at its core, this role also involves liaison and problem solving with key stakeholders across our Sales, Marketing, Category, Procurement and Finance functions. You'll be joining a great team. Expect to work hard, learn loads and be right in the middle of some of the most important decisions the company makes each month. A fantastic opportunity to develop your career by building your commercial / analytical skills. This high-profile role / fast paced role would suit someone with strong commercial acumen who wants to learn and challenge themselves. Role Purpose Statement To improve company margin by managing the price and internal cost levels of all Broadline products through formal price moves and tactical price fixes. Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
• Liaise with Procurement and Sales divisions in reaching appropriate product price decisions based on analysis presented in monthly commercial divisional meetings.
• Create high level presentations to be presented to the board at monthly Commercial Trading Board meetings.
• Evaluate a 'market cost' level for each product to demonstrate where we are buying better than our competitors based on analysis and insight.
• Manage and maintain the various levels of price and the price structure of c10K products.
• As requested provide analysis of performance, price elasticity and competitor price moves.
• Track the success of each company wide price move each month.
• Work closely with the Commercial Finance team to inform budget setting and forecasting. Knowledge, Skills & Experience Essential:
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Financial Analysis
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Analytical skills
• Commercial acumen Helpful but not essential
• Product knowledge
• Market knowledge
• Negotiation
• Presenting
• BW (Business Warehouse)
• BI (Business Intelligence)
• SAP (basic) You'll be joining a great team. Expect to work hard, learn loads and be right in the middle of some of the most important decisions the company makes each month. Us: Here at Brakes Group, we have a simple mission - to help businesses who serve food to thrive. And as we have been serving chefs across the food industry for nearly 60 years, with a business built on quality, reliability, innovation and trust, it's no surprise that we know what we're doing. And with a culture where everyone works together as one team to be the best we can be, with a real focus on our brilliant people, there is no doubt that we have the right ingredients to make your career a successful one. If you're looking for development we can help you achieve your aspirations. We have clear career paths and learning programmes which will support you at every step of the way - including a 'Warehouse to Wheels' course that'll help you become a driver We also have a whole range of Apprenticeships and a Graduate Programme so there really is something for you at every level of your career whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned professional. And being part of Sysco - the Global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products; the opportunities really are endless. If this isn't enough, we offer a whole realm of fantastic benefits and incentives including
• Discounts on products and services
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Clear career pathways and development
• Excellent rewards and recognition schemes
• Pension plan
• Additional holiday purchase Brakes UK uses a third party to undertake a number of checks. Any offer of employment made by Brakes UK would be conditional upon receiving a satisfactory; reference, identity document(s), basic DBS certificate and basic credit check. FEED YOUR AMBITION. DELIVER YOUR FUTURE