Grocery Commercial Executive

Pip & Nut values a diverse workforce, women, people of colour, people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community are strongly encouraged to apply.

If there is anything we can to accommodate you to participate fully in the recruitment or interview process please let us know by email to [email removed - click apply for more details].

Built on the foundation that health food should never be boring, Pip & Nut is a rapidly growing award winning nut butter brand with big ambitions; in just five years we’ve scaled to over 7000 stores nationwide with listings in high end stores like Wholefoods & Selfridges as well as Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s, ASDA & Morrisons and are the fastest growing nut butter brand in the UK. With this exciting growth we make sure it’s not to the detriment of people or planet and as a result we’re proud to say we’re a certified B-corporation.

We firmly believe that things should be kept just as nature intended so there’s nothing nasty hidden inside our nut butters or snacks, just amazing nuts and a few other natural ingredients. Aside from the fact that our products stack up nutritionally, we’ve also built a serious amount of momentum & love behind our brand, with fans ranging from International athletes to top celebrities and everyone in between.

The Role: 

The Grocery Commercial Executive is a key member within in our sales team, supporting the account managers on a regular and ad hoc basis. The Commercial Executive is responsible for ensuring all grocery admin is completed effectively and on time, internal reporting is done regularly, the sales team are kept well-informed and are tasked with creating customer relationships with the Category Assistants. Over time, the Commercial Executive will become responsible for account management of some of our smaller/new accounts and managing the buyer relationships. 

In a nutshell, you are responsible for:

1.     Weekly EPOS reporting – you will be responsible for downloading external EPOS data on a weekly basis, completing internal EPOS trackers and reporting back to the business on the previous week’s sales performance, highlighting any variances to the forecast and longer term trends with the Category Manager.

2.    Promotional calendar management – you will be responsible for updating customer trade plans, ensuring that all promotions are loaded with customers in time and ensuring promotional funding is correctly raised.

3.    Promotional performance review – you will be responsible for tracking Pip & Nut and competitor promotional performance and supporting the Head of Grocery with this data

4.    Finance sales support – you will be responsible for reviewing and signing off invoices, keeping accruals up to date, as well as completing the month end TTS process with the Head of Grocery, other account managers and the Finance team.

5.    Account management – as your role develops, your role will include working on new business (e.g. M&S) and some smaller independent accounts allocated by the Wholesale/High St KAMs

6.    Customer Engagement– working with the Shopper Marketing Manager, Head of Grocery and Sales Director to find creative ideas to engage customers. You will be responsible for cultivating a close relationship with the category assistants within the grocery accounts

7.    New line forms – you will be responsible for loading all new line forms for the sales team, and arranging for product samples to be sent to retailers. 

8.    Eyes on the ground – you will be largely responsible for going on regular store visits, documenting them, and reporting relevant info back to the sales team

Specific knowledge, qualifications, skills & experience required:

·     Team player – you will be able to work effectively with others in the team and ensure you have good communication skills.

·     Excel savvy! You will need to be confident using excel to update trackers and tables and produce regular reports.

·     Be prepared to get stuck in – we need someone who is willing to roll up their sleeves and support the team however they need. 

·     Time management – you will need to be able to effectively manage your to do list and stay on top of various tasks at once.

·     Strong commercial acumen – you will need to be commercially minded and a strategic thinker.

·     Good at building relationships, both internally and externally.

·     But most importantly you will demonstrate how you can see an opportunity to develop your career with us at Pip & Nut and contribute to the success of our company as we grow, showing passion for your role.

How to Apply:

Please send your CV & Cover Letter  to [email removed - click apply for more details] with Grocery Commercial Executive in the subject title no later than end of play on 22rd June. 

We will then be in touch to let you know if you are to be invited for an interview.

Your cover letter should include why you are excited to work for the business and what skills and experience you’ll bring to the role.

Recruitment Timeline

22nd June End of Play – Deadline for CVs

24th June - 28th June- 1st Round - Virtual Video Task 

4th July - 5th July - 2nd Round Interview 

7th / 8th July - Final Interview 

We are happy to reimburse travel expenses to and from the interviews where necessary.  

Renumeration

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Perks

We are happy to reimburse travel expenses to and from the interviews where necessary.  

Pip & Nut Purpose: Help people love food that loves them and the planet

Pip & Nut Company Values:

Bring the fun – We bring fun, laughter and positive energy to everything we do

Be Open – We believe in realness, from our people and ingredients, to the way we run our business

Keep it real – We take care to listen and find ways to be accessible to everyone

Never Settle – We’re ambitious, a little bit obsessed and will never comprise on quality

What’s it like to work at Pip & Nut?

Like our brand, as a team we don’t take ourselves too seriously and want to make sure that we’re having fun and inject a bit of playfulness into our day to day. As a B-corporation we also want to ensure that every person in our team has a clear understanding of our mission and what we are looking to achieve. That’s why we invest in lots of different ways to support you and the team to do this:

1. Learning to be better - We’re an ambitious bunch and have a hunger to learn something new everyday, whether it’s small or big. That’s why we invest behind each team member with resource to support a personal development plan each year. Whether that’s learning soft or hard skills we want every person in our team to pursue areas that they wish to grow more within
2. Physical and mental health – your wellbeing is key to doing a great job that’s why we provide private health care.
3. Free breakfast, a no desk lunch policy and of course unlimited nut butter – building positive relationships with food is at the core of what we do as a brand so we make sure as team we live this value by making sure that we stop to eat well throughout the day. All food we buy for the office is also bought from businesses that avoid the use of palm oil as we like to support brands who also believe this is an ingredient worth avoiding
4. Giving back to our community and planet - as a brand we want to give back to our community which is why on top of your 25 days holiday we also give 3 additional days leave for you to volunteer with a charity , one day is dedicated to our company charity of the year and the other two days can be spent with a charity of your choice
5. Flexi-working and working from home – we know that not everyone works the same and that sometimes you need to be more flexible. That’s why we have core office hours of 10am – 4pm and you can make up your hours earlier or later depending on if you’re an early bird or night owl. We also encourage you to work from home 2 days a week.
6. Finally our office is based in Spitalfields, London, a great location for food at lunch and a drink or two after work.