Senior Director Field Planning & Activation

Stoke-on-Trent, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the field strategy and operating model for scalable, high-impact field execution across multiple clients and channels, with strong emphasis on planning discipline, performance measurement, and leadership development.

  • Field strategy and capacity planning across multi-client environment.
  • Build and optimize planning processes, performance metrics, and cross-functional alignment.
  • Lead a high-performing leadership team and drive ownership culture.

Job Description

Own the field strategy and operating model for scalable, high-impact field execution across multiple clients and channels, with strong emphasis on planning discipline, performance measurement, and leadership development.

  • Field strategy and capacity planning across multi-client environment.
  • Build and optimize planning processes, performance metrics, and cross-functional alignment.
  • Lead a high-performing leadership team and drive ownership culture.
  • Set the direction for how we plan and deploy our syndicated field teams across a complex, multi-client, multi-channel environment
  • Lead the ongoing development of our operating model, ensuring it is efficient, scalable and commercially focused
  • Identify where we need to change how we work and drive those changes through to delivery
  • Own how we plan field activity, making sure resource is directed where it delivers the greatest commercial return
  • Ensure we have clear, meaningful performance measures that drive better decisions and accountability
  • Work closely with commercial and client teams to align field plans with business priorities and growth opportunities
  • Take accountability for the quality and consistency of delivery across grocery, convenience, wholesale and LSR
  • Ensure we execute brilliantly in the field, with a clear focus on standards, impact and client outcomes
  • Continuously strengthen planning accuracy and execution discipline to improve overall performance
  • Lead and develop a high-performing leadership team, setting clear expectations and holding people to account
  • Create a culture where people take ownership, work together and focus on delivering results
  • Salary: Circa ÂŁ90,000 per annum depending on experience, plus ÂŁ6,000 annual car allowance, and 15% Annual Bonus Opportunity.
  • At Acosta Europe, we partner with some of the world's leading FMCG brands to deliver exceptional results across retail, convenience and emerging channels.
  • We’re now looking for a Senior Director – Field Strategy, Planning & Activation, to take on a pivotal leadership role. You will design, evolve and optimise how our syndicated field teams operate to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients.
  • This is more than leadership. It is about building the future of field execution through strategy and insight, aligning field capacity to changing demand and unlocking growth through smarter deployment of our resources.
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Acosta Europe

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Woking, England, GBR
294 employees (7 in marketing)

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