Commercial Assistant / Administrator / Sales

LDH (La Doria) Ltd; Sproughton; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Pension Scheme

33 days holiday (including bank)

Hybrid working arrangements

Free Parking

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Fantastic Social Events

Job summary

LDH la doria Ltd in the UK seeks a Commercial Admin professional to support retail accounts, perform data analysis, and assist with promotional activities. You will work closely with Account Managers and Trading Managers to align customers, systems and processes.

You will help cost deals, prepare supplier contracts, and use retailer portals to generate ad‑hoc reports, while coordinating samples and admin for NPD, packaging, and range reviews.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in similar role.
• Excel experience required.
• Administration skills and accuracy.
• Strong communication and collaboration ability.
• Self-motivated with a quality approach and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day commercial support to the Commercial team.
• Assist to accurately cost commercial deals under direction from trading managers.
• Prepare new supply contracts.
• Support the trading team with data analysis and collection.
• Manage contract balances for selected customers.
• Submit weekly cost price changes to the buying team.
• Track EPOS sales performance and promotional loading.
• Participate in LDH Retail promotional process and evaluation.

Skills

Excel

Administration

Strong communication

Self motivated

Quality & attention to detail

Tools

SAP

Job description

About Us:

LDH la doria is a leading supplier of ambient food products to major UK Supermarkets.

Established for over 65 years we are the best in the business working in close relationships with all of our customers and meeting the highest of service targets.

Job Summary:

Seeking an individual who can support the delivery of commercial activities across key retail accounts, working closely with Account Managers and Trading Managers. The role focuses on providing accurate commercial administration, data analysis, and promotional support, ensuring customers, internal teams, and systems are effectively aligned. This position offers an opportunity to develop strong commercial and account management skills within a fast-paced environment.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide day to day commercial support to the Commercial team.
• Assist to accurately cost commercial deals under direction from the trading managers.
• Prepare new supply contracts.
• Support the trading team with data analysis and collection.
• Assist with contract balances for specific customers
• Submit weekly cost price changes to the buying team ensuring they are accurate.
• Track and monitor EPOS sales performance.
• Assist the LDH Retail promotional process.
• Ensuring all promotions are submitted correctly in a timely manner
• Monitoring promotional loading and implementation
• Evaluation of promotional effectiveness
• Reconciliation of promotional funding
• Track and monitor LDH distribution points.
• Understand how to use retailer's portals to run ad-hoc reports
• Manage some admin element of NPD, Packaging and Technical projects with relevant departments.
• Manage admin element of range review process to ensure all departments are briefed, spread sheets with relevant data is updated and accurate.
• Coordinate and manage samples

Knowledge/Qualifications:

2+ years experience in similar role

SAP (desirable)

Excel

Administration

Strong communication skills

Self Motivated

Quality approach and attention to detail

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Pension Scheme
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Free Parking
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Fantastic Social Events

Equal Opportunities:

LDH is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination.