Commercial Analyst Executive Commercial Placement

at  Greencore Group

Do you have a passion for sales & data analysis? Passionate about working as part of a team? And have an ambition to have a long-term career in a commercial environment within the food industry? If this sounds like you, then our Commercial Analyst Executive Placement could be the perfect opportunity!

WHY GREENCORE?

We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.
We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.
Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.
This is a dynamic and innovative field, which brings many commercial challenges relating to market trends, product launches, maintaining relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams.
We’re looking for motivated undergraduates who are completing either a Business, Logistics or Supply Chain related degree and have a keen ambition to gain experience within Sales and Analysis of a fast-moving consumer good business. This is a 12-month placement aimed at those who elect to complete a ‘year-in-industry’ as part of their degree, with the potential to return to Greencore once you have completed your undergraduate degree.
Join us and be part of our great team, committed to making everyday taste better.

AT GREENCORE WE PUT OUR PEOPLE AT THE CORE. WE CELEBRATE THEIR DIFFERENCES AND HELP EVERYONE TO BE THEMSELVES AT WORK. TOGETHER WE MAKE EVERYDAY TASTE BETTER.

We are looking for you to have a passion for sales, logistics & people. You will also be:

• Passionate about working as part of a team and have an ambition to have a long-term career in a commercial environment/food.
• Highly motivated to grow your career.
• Resilient and equipped to take change in your stride.
• Curious, organised, and able to use your excellent communication skills to build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills

The Greencore Commercial Analyst Executive Placement is a unique, hybrid role, supporting both the Service & Business account managers. Designed to help you gain valuable knowledge and experience that supports your future career ambitions in the food & logistics industry.

As the largest sandwich maker in the UK, we partner with both major supermarkets and smaller retailers. During this placement as a Commercial Analyst Executive, your role will be to influence and support Commercial & Operational decisions by bringing data analysis, challenge and insight to proactively support the business. This will include:

• Support the Business Manager in the day-to-day management of the customer account and delivery of sustained profitable growth for a specific customer base
• Identify key insights and actions internally and with the customer
• Validation and checking of sets of data to ensure business information is aligned (e.g., sales forecast)
• Continuously review business practices to make recommendations for changes which will enhance cost efficiency
• Creating, monitoring & driving improvement of internal & external service KPI reporting on a daily, weekly, monthly & annual basis
• Liaising with third parties to drive service improvement
• Supporting the implementation & continued improvement of Greencore’s internal service strategy
• Liaising and collaborating with internal colleagues
• Offering exemplary customer service & acting as the point of escalation of service issues
• Interpreting & analysing a large amount of sales & service data
• Developing knowledge of internal & external systems & supporting areas of master data
• Closely supporting both Sales & Operations functions to encourage & enhance collaborative working between teams

At the end of the placement, you will have gained valuable on the job experience while also gaining knowledge of a commercial environment within the food industry.
We firmly believe it’s our people who deliver our performance which is why we place so much emphasis on colleague development and career progression.
You will be assigned a mentor who will support you in your development throughout the placement. You’ll also get to network with other Early Careers colleagues across the business and attend external events to help you develop your network in the wider industry.