Lotus Natural Foods, the healthy snacking division of Lotus Bakeries and a portfolio of 5 incredible brands; BEAR, TREK, nakd. Kiddylicious and Peter’s Yard, all having their own distinct proposition and role within our business. We have great ambitions for all our brands, ensuring that as a business we deliver sustainable growth over the long-term. We believe that taste and quality are 100% of what underpins us as brand leaders within our categories, and what pulls us apart from our competitors. All of our brands started right here in the UK, as the first market for distribution, but over the years we can now be found across the globe, our ranges have got bigger, along with us as a business. To date we have achieved so much, but there is still plenty of room to grow further and that means we need more brilliant people, those that share an ambition for making a difference and want to join us in delivering the next chapter of growth. Fancy getting involved, then read on…

Working as part of the Sales team and working closely with Head of Grocery, these would be some of your main responsibilities

      To devise and deliver exceptional business plans with Key Grocery and Online customers, ensuring sales of our products are maximised at key trading periods

      Manage P&L and forecasting to deliver value, volume and profit metrics

      Ensure physical availability of the BEAR brand’s hero skus across main estate formats eg convenience, dotcom, forecourts, cafes and front of store

      Build unrivalled cross functional relationships across buying, supply chain, category and format teams

      Utilise customer systems to maximise our sales including – availability, compliance and promo management

      Deliver top class UROS and visibility through bringing BEAR alive in stores and online (POS, 2ndary Displays, Online & Instore Media)

      Inspire and develop 1 x direct report. Supporting on customer delivery and their development journey.

Alongside living our TOP values of Team Spirit, Open Dialogue, and Passion, the most important things we’re looking for from you are:

      A great track record of driving sales and profitability while working on the biggest FMCG accounts

      Outcome focussed, Results driven – you can show examples of strong, tangible business results that you have led personally

      Excellent communication skills, in particular when it comes to inspiring our customers and other functions

      Resilience and tenacity – obstacles don’t hold you back and you work effectively when faced with a tough buyer or tricky negotiation

      Analytical – you are all over the data and can bring new and relevant insights on your accounts

      Ability to build great relationships both internally and externally – you are personable and have a collaborative attitude to working with the buyer, getting the result we need for BEAR but in a responsible and natural manner

      Able to prioritise quickly in a fast moving, entrepreneurial environment