Commercial Administrator

Commercial Administrator

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Waitrose Team as a Commercial Administrator working across our wide range of freshly prepared food categories, alongside our commercial managers. This role will support the commercial team across key areas of administration and analysis for the function.

For the right individual, the role gives real opportunity to interact with all elements of the business, building and growing commercial knowledge & acumen.

Role Accountabilities

Commercial Strategy & Category Management

• Supports the delivery of the Commercial Strategy through accurate data management and analysis with strong communication to key stakeholders.
• Analysis to include the generation of specific analysis across pricing, margin, wastage & ranging.

NPD Commercial Management

• Assists the completion/submission of BV Commercial tasks for agreed initiatives including CD Scoping, Sector Scoping, Feasibility, NPD commercial briefs.
• Provides administration support for AITB & sign off for Commercial managers.

Market Awareness

• Gain an understanding of category and market performance.
• Activation/Media Marketing tracker invoice management.

Commercial Diligence, Forecasting & Communication

• Manages category-specific Bakkavor master database to ensure 100% accurate.
• Updates weekly & monthly forecast with communicated product changes providing a summary of the impact of change.
• Generates summary data/headline commentary for Sales & Operational Planning meetings.
• Manages all internal communication to ensure clear understanding across business of key product changes using relevant sector method of communication & ensures complete accuracy and timeliness of changes across all platforms.
• Supports generation of monthly reporting for Bakkavor and customer.

Customer Relationship

• Assist the Customer team by supporting the category relationship across a specific category/categories.
• Is prompt and accurate in dealing with any customer/internal stakeholder query.
• Key team player building strong internal relationships within Commercial & wider Bakkavor team embracing a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Bring to life the Bakkavor values in terms of how we do business.

Data Expert

• Detailed understanding of Retailer platforms with the ability to input agreed commercial information at pace.
• Full understanding and management of agreed changes within Bakkavor systems.
• Regular data download and analysis to provide insight for the Commercial Team.

Building an Effective Team

• Proactive and engaged member of the Commercial Customer family.

About You

• Interest in Commercial function/Food manufacturing/administration skills.
• Experience working in a busy environment/exposure to working with a major retailer or similar industry.
• Organised with effective & clear communication skills.
• Analytical, with a good eye for detail.
• Committed team player, comfortable engaging cross-functionally, building trusted relationships whilst demonstrating the Bakkavor values.
• Open to new challenges & ways of working.
• Task-focused, delivering results at pace accurately.
• Advanced Excel, Word & Outlook skills plus relevant retailer communication platforms.
• Positive, thoughtful & proactive team player.

What You’ll Receive

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You’ll enjoy:

• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)
• Private medical insurance (after 5 years’ service)
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount & cashback platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free health check
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Free car parking – Site dependant

Proud to be Bakkavor

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!