Lead Promotions Coordinator

Booker Group plc; Bushey; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Booker colleague card 10% off

Tesco colleague discount 10%

Tesco Mobile deals

Pension - employer match

Health and wellbeing support

Discounts on Tesco purchases

Cycle to work scheme

Share scheme

Eye care discounts

Life assurance

Job summary

Booker Group plc is recruiting a Lead Promotions Co-Ordinator to oversee pricing and promotional activity across our brands from Watford. You will lead the Promotions Co-Ordinators and ensure accurate data, on-time delivery, and seamless system reflection.

Collaborating with Category and Brand teams, Trading, Finance and Operations, you will manage promotions from setup through to delivery, with a strong data/administration focus and leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Data management and administration experience.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good verbal, written and numerical skills.
• Strong communication across stakeholders.
• Experience leading or developing people.
• Collaborative cross-team approach.
• Proactive with task ownership to completion.
• Good knowledge of Excel; SAP experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build promotional deal sets and load into SAP.
• Maintain promotional master files and pricing data to deadlines.
• Proofread marketing materials and coordinate amendments.
• Act as key contact for promotional queries.
• Work with Category Managers on ad hoc promos.
• Manage supplier CPIs with customers and Category teams.
• Coordinate build and sign-off of National Account promos.
• Support pricing changes around Chancellor's Budgets.
• Input for Seasonal Pre-Sell campaigns (range/price files).
• Investigate and process overcharge queries.
• Support supplier invoice queries (advertising/gate fees).
• Collaborate with Lead Promotions Co-Ordinator - National Accounts.
• Identify process improvements and wider ways of working.
• Provide holiday cover and wider support to Promotions & National Accounts Manager.

Skills

Data management

Administration

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

People management

Excel

SAP

Team collaboration

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Promotions Co-Ordinator to join our team in Watford. In this role, you'll lead and support our Promotions Co-Ordinators while overseeing pricing and promotional activity across our brands. You'll play an important part in making sure promotional and pricing data is accurate, delivered to agreed timescales and correctly reflected through our systems. Working closely with our Category and Brand teams, as well as colleagues across Trading, Finance, Operations and other areas of the business, you'll help ensure promotions run smoothly from initial set-up through to delivery. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong data and administration skills who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, managing competing deadlines and supporting a team.,

• Build promotional deal sets alongside Category teams and ensure these are accurately loaded into SAP.
• Maintain accurate promotional master files and pricing data in line with agreed deadlines.
• Proofread marketing materials, coordinate amendments and resolve any issues with relevant teams.
• Act as a key point of contact for promotional queries across the business.
• Work closely with Category Managers to deliver ad hoc promotional requirements and requests.
• Manage supplier cost price increases (CPIs) with customers and Category teams.
• Coordinate the build and sign-off of bespoke National Account promotional deals.
• Support the planning and communication of pricing changes resulting from Chancellor's Budgets.
• Provide input and support for Seasonal Pre-Sell campaigns, including range and price files.
• Investigate and process overcharge queries where required.
• Support with supplier invoice queries, including advertising and gate fees.
• Work closely with the Lead Promotions Co-Ordinator - National Accounts, developing transferable knowledge to provide support and cover across the area.
• Identify and support opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.
• Provide holiday cover and wider support to the Promotions & National Accounts Manager as required.
• Previous experience in data management and administration.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Good verbal, written and numerical skills.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with stakeholders across different areas and levels of the business.
• Experience of leading, managing or developing people.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across different teams.
• A proactive approach, with the determination to follow tasks and issues through to completion.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, particularly Excel.
• Previous retail or wholesale experience would be beneficial.
• Experience using SAP would be advantageous.
• Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, 8 distribution centres, 5 Best Food Logistics sites, as well as 6 support centre locations across the UK.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we're a place where Everyone's Welcome. We know life looks a little different for each of us. That's why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers; some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you. We're proud that Booker is a Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact Please note We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles. On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.
• Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco
• At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:
• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package