Who are we ?
We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! -And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).
FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.
We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset. We also have offices for our supporting services in St Albans, Liverpool and Moreton. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing employees across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming the number two biscuit manufacturer worldwide.
We are proud to be part of the Ferrero enlarged family: such a fantastic and successful business. The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 countries, with products sold in over 170 countries, represented by almost 38.000 employees worldwide, and a consolidated turnover of €12.7 billion (2020-21).
Along with our fantastic brand portfolio, we also have long-term agreements to manufacture several sweet & savoury snacks across Mars, Jacobs, and LU branded products. In addition, we are proud to be a strategic partner for many retailer-branded products.
Our employees make our business special. With strong family values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work with when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each whilst meeting our business goals.
And don't forget work hard but play harder!
What does your typical day look like?
To help lead on driving FBC categories forward by;
- Working with the commercial teams to provide insights for ranging and merchandising across priority Impulse and Wholesale accounts. Also working closely with the teams to maximise FBC opportunities in Impulse and Wholesale retailers
- Creating a strategy for the Impulse and Wholesale channel and galvanising a team drive forward the required actions.
Other key actions will be but not limited to:
- Lead category strategies and plans within specified accounts ensuring a proactive approach owning the consumer agenda with relevant Retailers as their preferred supplier for proposed category opportunities. Create category strategies and plans based on clear category and consumer insight and gain buy into these from internal stakeholders and the customer.
- Ensure that promotional and pricing strategies are being managed effectively, whilst maximising the category product mix through regular Retailer engagement on a monthly/quarterly basis. Secure NPD, ranging and merchandising opportunities.
- Improve category performance understanding through full utilisation of available data sources. Share insights with Retailers and colleagues to ensure we are informed to the best of our ability to make effective decisions. Insight and reporting will be driven from weekly EPOS where relevant along with 4 weekly market data sources.
- Proactively manage Retailer relationships in leading category meetings, delivering impactful presentations and effective management of projects. Develop and grow a broad network of stakeholder contacts within specified accounts. Communicating effectively with colleagues on project progress and gain their buy in and commitment to supporting with deliverables as required.
What are the key ingredients needed for the role?
- Ability to create a strategy for the Impulse and Wholesale channel to opportunities for FBC UK.
- Strong analytical ability, you will need be / become competent at using all the data systems required (Nielsen, Kantar WPO, Customer loyalty card e.g. Dunnhumby).
- Experienced in conducting the range review process with big retailers.
- Can present insights from data simply and clearly, with actionable recommendations in a customer-ready format.
If you are ready to begin a career with real bite, we would love to hear from you so apply now by clicking the link below.