Responsibilities

• Commercial Activation: Build and manage a structured annual promotions calendar aligned to sector trading patterns.
• Commercial Activation: Secure and coordinate supplier-funded activations and sponsorship agreements.
• Commercial Activation: Plan and deploy seasonal and tactical campaigns that drive incremental revenue.
• Commercial Activation: Ensure all promotional activity has clear commercial objectives and defined measurement criteria.
• Merchandising & Field Execution: Visit sites to audit merchandising standards and point-of-sale execution.
• Merchandising & Field Execution: Implement clear visual standards for displays, promotional zones and impulse sales areas.
• Merchandising & Field Execution: Coach site teams on sales techniques, upselling and effective use of POS materials.
• Merchandising & Field Execution: Oversee production and distribution of POS kits to ensure timely, consistent deployment.
• Performance & Measurement: Track and report sales uplift from each campaign and activation.
• Performance & Measurement: Analyse product performance, average transaction value and conversion trends.

Requirements

• Proven experience in retail merchandising, field activation or foodservice commercial roles
• Strong understanding of impulse sales and consumer behaviour in catering environments
• Comfortable analysing performance data and translating insight into action
• Able to operate in site environments and influence frontline teams

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