Business Performance Manager

ZipRecruiter; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Business Performance Manager to lead a team of analysts in driving operational excellence. This role involves managing diverse projects, engaging with stakeholders for market insights, and analyzing business performance to support strategic decisions. The ideal candidate will possess strong commercial acumen, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to adapt to change. Join a forward-thinking organization that values integrity and collaboration, offering a supportive environment for professional growth and development.

Benefits

23 days annual leave + bank holidays

Option to purchase up to 5 extra days annual leave

Health Cashback Plan

Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing and leading teams effectively.
• Strong analytical background to support decision making.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of analysts and coordinate various projects.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather market data for product launches.

Skills

Team Management

Effective Communication

Self-Management

Commercial Acumen

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Flexibility

Integrity

Job description

Job Description

Business Performance Manager

Due to growth, our Tamworth-based client is looking for a Business Performance Manager to join their team. This is a new management position within the Group Commercial department. Your role will be to manage a team of commercial analysts who provide support across a variety of business units, projects, and responsibilities.

As a Business Performance Manager, you will need to have:

• Strong record of managing and leading teams.
• Effective communication - ability to use a broad range of communication styles and choose appropriate, effective ways to communicate to different audiences in diverse situations. Comfortable with communicating with stakeholders of all levels.
• Self-Management – the ability to prioritize and complete tasks in order to deliver desired outcomes within allotted timeframes.
• Strong commercial acumen with an analytical background, able to pull together, interrogate and present data and analysis in order to support and drive operational and strategic decision making.
• Maintaining a positive, open and objective attitude towards others.
• Flexibility – the ability to readily modify, respond to and integrate change with minimal personal resistance.
• High level of integrity, drive to make a difference, and natural collaborator.
• Project Management – coordinate and drive a variety of projects across the team and wider group. The ability to lead projects instigated by the department as well as play a supporting role in projects when the department is a key stakeholder.

Details:

• Salary: £47,000 - £52,000
• Working Hours: 40 hours per week Monday – Friday
• Location: Tamworth (on site)
• Duration: Permanent

Role of Business Performance Manager:

• Management of a team of Commercial Analysts providing support across the group of companies.
• Project Management - the ability to manage and coordinate a variety of projects across multiple businesses and team members (including pricing, stock management, business performance, new product validation).
• Market Data Harvesting – engage with the external sales team as well as other stakeholders to gain reliable market data to be used when launching new products and reviewing business performance.
• Business Performance Analysis – manage a team of analysts to track and report on the progress of new & existing product ranges; identifying progress against targets, market feedback and formulating decisions and plans to drive continued success.
• New Product Validation – Take responsibility for reviewing the commercial viability of new products being developed by the Product Development department. Key areas of focus around target pricing/costs, margin expectations as well as forecasts.
• Demand Analysis (Slow & Obsolete Stock) – review stock levels vs. turnover and identify and review slow moving items and propose corrective actions. As part of the New Product Introduction process, identify lines at risk of becoming obsolete and influence the phase out of such lines and ways of influencing stock holding to mitigate risk against future stock issues.
• Stock management- Work alongside the purchasing department in order to take responsibility for reviewing stock levels against forecasts and performance. Generate reports for management and other departments as well as coordinate various departments in order to drive the business required solutions to these challenges.
• Support the whole of the Commercial & Sales Support Department and offer cover for all areas when needed.

Benefits of working as a Business Performance Manager:

• 23 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 extra days annual leave
• Health Cashback Plan
• Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance