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Customer Development Director – Mars Pet Nutrition UK

3 months ago


Waltham on the Wolds, United Kingdom Mars Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description:

Customer Development Director role  within Mars Pet Nutrition involves leading and executing the strategy for key customers, maintaining senior-level relationships, and driving the customer agenda at Mars. You will lead a team to develop world-class customer relationships, ensure strong execution, and influence internal stakeholders for profitable growth.

Location: Waltham, Leicestershire in the UK (you will have visit the office a few days per month)

What are we looking for?

Degree educated or equivalent. Highly numerate and analytical, with strong communication and influencing skills.

Broad, diverse and significant customer experience with ability to impact and influence customer of all sizes, at all levels of management

Significant grocery customer facing experience, at all levels including priority customers with a track record of results, impact and influence

Experience of working in a multi-functional business unit environment. Knowledge of broad business management and commercial management skills (business forecasting, financial analysis, P&L management, supply side knowledge).

Track record in developing tailored customer plans and strategies, sales and category solutions that deliver profitable growth customer plans

Significant people management experience is required along with a demonstrated ability to set and communicate a clear vision, coach for performance and development and engage teams

Experience in trade revenue optimisation to include building, implementing, and evaluating a customer investment plan with a consistent track record of ROI and sales growth

What will be your key responsibilities?

Being an ambassador for the customer within Mars and Mars within the customer, through developing and executing the customer strategy in line with the Strategic Channel Management framework

Build a network of Category and Commercial Director level strategic customer relationships across the contact matrix (. buying, end to end supply chain, category, formats, marketing). 

Set and manage team to deliver input and output metrics across sales, profit, forecast accuracy, trade spend, distribution, feature, activation. Maximise return on investment within the channel.

Accountability for each account’s performance and opportunities through the S&OP cycle. Ensuring opportunities are driven through the cycle in Team Meeting, DMR and MBR when required.

Leadership, line management and engagement of the team to effectively deliver the strategy, utilizing key business enablers . HPC and PDP frameworks

Build the necessary capability and succession planning within the team, ensuring a development culture through the PDP and development plan process.

Contribute actively to the Sales Leadership Team delivering the vision, plan, priorities and capability for the Sales team

What can you expect from Mars?

Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.