Customer & Category Development Executive

3 days ago

Battersea UK, South West London, United Kingdom Elida Beauty Full time

Location: London, Battersea/Hybrid

Salary: Competitive + benefits

Level:1C

Close date : 8th July 2024


Who we are…

Elida Beauty are re-founding iconic brands by remixing them for today’s generation, making them even bigger beauty hits than they were first time around.

Our remixes democratize beauty, because we want everyone on the ‘beauty dance floor’ with our top-quality products at a great value.

Driven by our colleague’s creativity, agility and close connection with consumers, customers and suppliers we are able to unleash the true potential of our loved brands with a fresh start. We ‘Re-Found’ them using a start-up mentality that always ‘finds a way’. Our ‘no silos’, one team approach drives both personal and business growth so that together we deliver outcomes that are music to the ears of consumers, customers, colleagues and the planet alike.


Your Role & Key Responsibilities


Your Role:

The Commercial Strategy Assistant Manager is critical for the Customer Development function, focused on representing the voice of Customer Development across the organisation, providing key integration touchpoints around commercial planning and governance, as well as supporting the category & channel strategy with its associated pricing and promotional policies for all customers in the UK&I. You’ll have full ownership of the 4P strategy for your brands and support in the delivery across the wider Elida portfolio. With the Customer and Category Development team rapidly growing, this role offers a great opportunity to make an impact and develop within the business.


Your Responsibilities :

Strategy & Vision

  • Ownership of the 4P strategy for your brands
  • Proactively monitor changes in the market and with competitors to align the ongoing strategy with new demands from customers
  • Work closely with the innovation team to input customer and channel needs into the innovation funnel, and ensure this is brought to life
  • Support activity planning following up on the key activities/key customer issues with sales team
  • Support key accounts to ensure customer launch plans are optimal and shapes distribution targets


Operational

  • Monitor the promo strategy & guidelines for each brand & communicate it to Customer Development teams
  • Support the Joint Business Planning process with the sales team
  • Working with finance & Sales controllers to proactively manage the forecast with the sales team including performance reporting & under/over delivery management
  • Analysis of sales data to determine ROI key learnings
  • Analysis of trade spend to monitor investment vs forecast and to proactively look for opportunities to optimise


Skills and Experience


Must haves:

  • At least 2 years of working experience in data insights, reporting, customer or commercial roles
  • Strategy and commercial planning experience
  • Advanced ability with MS excel
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
  • Demonstrated self-starter
  • A passion for the Beauty & Personal Care World


Nice to Have :

  • Familiarity with the UK & I retail marketplace
  • Experience working in a start up / small business environment
  • Experience in Beauty & Personal Care Industry / working with BPC brands



Join us…

To breathe new life into iconic brands.

Embark on a transformational journey.

Act with a Re-founder mindset.


Our Mission

We are committed to revolutionizing our manufacturing, packaging, and distribution processes to benefit our people and our planet. Our re-mixes democratize beauty by ensuring our products cater to all skin types and hair textures. We are for the many, not the few. Because we want everyone on the beauty dance floor.


Diversity at Elida Beauty

Diversity at Elida Beauty is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.


Excited about the Role?

Please apply online. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

In December 2023, we announced that Unilever received a binding offer from Yellow Wood Partners LLC to acquire Elida Beauty, subject to the usual closing conditions, regulatory requirements, and consultation processes. This transaction was completed on 3rd June 2024.

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