Musgrave is one of Europe's most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain.
Every day we feed one in three people in Ireland through 15 market leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest and Musgrave Market Place.
Our Commitment
We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve.
We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to ensure that happens. We want to make a positive impact on the world and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too.
Our people are the heart of our business. As our greatest asset, they make Musgrave a great place to work, and in return, we aim to be the very best place to work, grow, and thrive.
Role Overview
The Trading Commercial Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing pricing strategies to ensure the competitiveness of Centra's product range in the market. This is a strategic commercial role within the Trading team, working closely with the category managers and their teams as well as cross-functionally with the Supply Chain, Trading Finance, Sales, and Marketing teams to deliver a winning market position.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and shape the overall Centra Price Strategy, contributing to the business Value Strategy, ensuring its constant relevance to consumer sentiment and the macro environment.
* Influence and shape the future Price Policy for Centra by format, modeling outcomes, and driving implementation.
* Work alongside pricing analysts to generate price positions and carry out analysis to support reporting of same to key stakeholders. Monitor competitor pricing and trends to identify opportunities and risks (Retail and Wholesale).
* Engage with our retail partners and work collaboratively to build relationships & improve ways of working with them.
* Work collaboratively with the Trading team to maintain price and ensure governance guardrails are adhered to.
* Manage any price-related campaigns from a Trading perspective, working cross-functionally to do so; similarly, when a competitor in the market enacts a price campaign.
* Work closely with the Data Science team & IT to continually improve price process efficiency and enhance price insight.
* Key contributor to new strategic projects such as the Omega.
* Represent Trading on key Forums and at retailer engagement sessions as required – Consumer Forum, Value Steering.
* Provide updates on the Value agenda for our Management Team, Exec Team, and Board as required.
* Provide appropriate updates on upcoming legislation and changes across the retail landscape.
Minimum Requirements
* Must have at least 5 years' experience in a commercial role in a retail / FMCG environment with a track record of developing and delivering a commercial strategy and strong results.
* Experienced in connecting to and working with mid-senior management positions.
* Detailed-oriented with the ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.
* Knowledge of the Irish grocery retail industry and dynamics is a distinct advantage.
* Technically advanced IT skills - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, and other MS Office tools.
* Strong Planning, Organisation & Presentation Skills.
* Proven commercial acumen and experience of translating consumer insight into innovative and differentiating market-leading shopper propositions.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* A logical, methodical approach to problem-solving.
* Structured and independent way of working, including strong issue identification and hypotheses generation skills to mitigate implementation risks.
This is a 24-month contract.
Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.
Musgrave operates a Work Smart hybrid working model where you can alternate your time between connecting and collaborating in the business and working remotely. Occasional business travel to other locations will also be required.