Job Description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don\xe2\x80\x99t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impactClick \xe2\x80\x9cApply\xe2\x80\x9d to get started.What will this role achieve?The\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bUK\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8b&\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bROI\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bpladis\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bregion\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bemploys\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8b5,000\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bpeople\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bacross\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8b13\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8blocations\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bin\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bthe\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bUK &\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bROI\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8b(nine\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bmanufacturing\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8b/\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bdistribution\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bsites\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8band\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bfour\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8boffice\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8blocations)\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8band\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bis an\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8banchor\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bmarket\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bfor\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bthe\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bbusiness.The Trade Investment Finance Team sits at the heart of both our Commercial Finance and our Revenue Management programme.The\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bUK\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8b&\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bROI\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bhas\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bambitious\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8bplans\xe2\x80\x8b and Revenue Management is a key capability to drive long term sustainable growth. This\xe2\x80\x8b \xe2\x80\x8brole \xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8bwill support leading the Revenue Management transformation agenda, by ensuring clarity and control surrounding Pricing & Trade Investment.As the Trade Investment Finance Analyst, you will help to enable the Trade Investment team to provide clarity and control through the organisation relating to Pricing and Trade investment, to unlock value for pladis as well as enabling RM analytics through systemised consistent, comparable pricing & trade investment architecture.The Trade Investment Finance Analyst will be part of a small team of analysts that own internal price lists and controlling price changes. The commercial trade investment balance sheet is owned by the Trade Investment Finance Team. The Trade Investment Finance Analyst will report into the Trade Investments Finance Manager & work closely with both the Revenue Management and Customer Finance teams.What will be your key deliverables?

• Support systemisation of the tracking & capture of Trade Investment
• Maintain & Administer pladis Price Lists & trade investment architecture
• Adherence to Controls around pricing changes, ensuring relevant approvals and records.
• Commercial Balance Sheet analysis for Trade Investment accruals. Independently ensuring robust records for trade spend by deal / activity.
• Support reviews for conditional investments, including JBP\xe2\x80\x99s. Delivering an independent review for target and attainment clarity
• Work with RM Operations to improve accuracy and consistency of data capture and events through the Sales Planner system. Ensuring that data capture enables first class RM analytics to enable strong performance understanding.
• Support Sales Operations team to drive a structured and consistent approach to invoice deduction management.
• Support the adoption of timely and robust deductions management.

Our PurposeBring happiness with every biteIt\xe2\x80\x99s a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we\xe2\x80\x99re all unique, we also share the same values.Each of our values is important on its own. In combination they\xe2\x80\x99re incredibly powerful.Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They\xe2\x80\x99re part of who we are and what we stand for as an employerLiving our pladis values is a key part of success, look out for questions in your interview that link to these key pladis values.Our ValuesPurpose led \xe2\x80\x93 We\xe2\x80\x99re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every biteAgile \xe2\x80\x93 We\xe2\x80\x99re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumersPositive \xe2\x80\x93 We\xe2\x80\x99re highly motivated optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be betterResilient - We\xe2\x80\x99re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forwardCollaborative \xe2\x80\x93 We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.Best mix of ingredientspladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we\xe2\x80\x99re a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that\xe2\x80\x99s as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.

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