Beanologist

ROLE TITLE: Beanologist

LOCATION: Remote (with potential for flexible work schedule) 

THE OPPORTUNITY:

We are looking for a curious, commercial and passionate superstar to help us get closer to our beans and in doing so, help us on our mission to make the world OBSESSED with them. Your role is to build collaborative partnerships from the seed of our bean at source to the selling of our beans at the supermarket. Using data, trend analysis and consumer research, you’ll build and own winning category stories that will help supercharge our growth in grocery, proving to retailers that they should be betting on beans. You’ll build a deep understanding of our bean varieties, sourcing and how harvests impact cost and quality. This knowledge and understanding will help supercharge our supply team as well as our profitability. This understanding of the bean market will also help influence many key business decisions internally and you’ll even be celebrated externally at events in need of a bean expert.

WHO ARE WE:

We believe that beans are, by every metric, the world's best food. Bold Bean Co began in 2020 with the aim of creating a culture of bean obsessives. We have grown from supplying our loyal followers through direct orders to over 600 stockists including Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and M&S in just 2 years. We are a certified B-corp and winner of The Grocer Gold’s “Start-Up of The Year” 2023. We are a purpose-driven brand, but a seriously ambitious one too, and you’d be joining us at an extremely exciting stage of growth. 

OUR VALUES ARE:

- Trust the Taste: Believe in your ideas, your time and your talent, because we do. We don’t follow a recipe and don’t want you to either. We trust you to make the decisions, even if they turn out to be the wrong ones

- Be Full of Beans: Laugh, be positive and be passionate. Give this energy to everyone you interact with

- Be Hungry: Have an appetite to learn more, do more and be challenged. Hunt down your next opportunity

- One Pulse: There are no egos, everyone is aligned on the same mission with one heartbeat. Look after your body and mind to ensure you feel good, and look out for each other too

WHAT SKILLS WILL YOU BRING?

Relationship Builder: A confident networker who can build strong relationships with our customers, suppliers and partners.

Communicator: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex concepts into clear and compelling messages.

Research: Collecting and analysing data to document critical information 

Data analysis: Evaluating and interpreting data to identify patterns and trends

THE ROLE

Category Management and Bean Research

Developing Category Partnerships: Building and nurturing strong relationships with customers to identify growth opportunities and actions, with a clear understanding of retailer operations and buyer needs.

Developing supply partnerships: Building and nurturing strong relationships with our bean farmers, suppliers and other bean industry experts to identify growth opportunities, help guarantee our own raw material security and improve supplier negotiations.

Data and Trends: Using comprehensive knowledge of data sets, bean industry trends, and macro trends to drive category activities with a customer and shopper-centric approach.

Category Vision Advocacy: Advocating for the bean category and point of purchase vision, creating high engagement and inspiring actions among internal and external stakeholders.

STRATEGY AND INFLUENCE

Influencing Decisions: Influencing retailer and company decisions through impactful storytelling and interactions. Helping to build our strategy to grow our sales, as well as the wider category.

PR: Working with our publicist to sell in bean stories using data and research as a hook. 

Credible Category Expert: Building compelling narratives and influencing stakeholders through clear and effective communication.

Presentation Skills: Confidently presenting complex data in an understandable and persuasive manner, with the potential to represent the brand in the press and at industry events. 

Reporting Solutions: Managing internal reports and developing new continuous reporting solutions, such as category scorecards.

Collaboration

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working with Brand and Marketing teams to advise on new product development (NPD), marketing campaigns, and future category initiatives.

Relationship Building: Building and enhancing relationships with buyers of the baked bean and canned bean categories, as well as traders across the supply chain and at source. 

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

4+ years of experience in commercial, research or category management

Passion for food and cooking

Strong work ethic and commitment to achieving results in a fast-paced environment

An excellent communicator

WHAT YOU’LL GET FROM US:

The opportunity to grow with the company through an exciting period.

Competitive compensation package

A working-from-abroad policy

2 cases of beans per month

30 minutes a day for wellness (yoga, meditation, exercise) on top of your lunch break

25 holidays days + bank holidays

Your own Macbook to use