Lead Promotions Coordinator

Booker; Watford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague card 10% off

Tesco discount 10–15%

Tesco Mobile discount 10%

Tesco Bank insurance discounts 30%

Eye care discounts

Health checks at Tesco Pharmacy 50%

RAC breakdown cover access

Cycle to work scheme

Share Save scheme

Pension with employer match

Life assurance 3x pay

Wellbeing support & EAP

Job summary

Booker in Watford is seeking a Lead Promotions Co-Ordinator to oversee pricing and promotional activity across our brands. You will lead and develop Promotions Co-Ordinators, ensuring data accuracy and timely delivery of promotions in SAP.

Close collaboration with Category and Brand teams, Trading, Finance and Operations will be essential to keep campaigns running smoothly from setup to delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in data management and administration.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good verbal and written communication and numerical skills.
• Experience leading or developing people.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, especially Excel.
• Experience using SAP would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, coach and develop the Promotions Co-Ordinators.
• Build promotional deal sets with Category teams and load into SAP.
• Maintain promotional master files and pricing data by deadline.
• Coordinate amendments with marketing materials and stakeholders.
• Act as point of contact for promotional queries across the business.
• Collaborate with Category Managers on ad hoc promotional needs.
• Manage supplier cost price increases with teams.
• Coordinate national account promotional deal sign-off.
• Support pricing changes from Chancellor's Budgets.
• Assist with Seasonal Pre-Sell campaigns and range files.
• Investigate and resolve overcharge queries as required.
• Handle supplier invoice queries related to adverts and gate fees.
• Provide cover and cross-area support with Lead Promotions Co-Ordinator - National Accounts.

Skills

Data management

Administration

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Proactive/workflow discipline

Excel

Tools

SAP

Job description

What's in it for you

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

About the role

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.

You will be responsible for

• Lead, manage, coach and develop the Promotions Co-Ordinators.
• 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.

You will need

• 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.