Sales Revenue Planner, Seasonal Chocolates

You help execute the revenue management workstream to help us optimize the return on investment on our trade spend activities. How you will contribute You will: Work with customer teams to track progress towards revenue KPIs Complete promotional post evaluations in partnership with Finance and Marketing Support the Customer Planning Manager by providing regular reporting including volume tracking, trade spend, % promoted, seasonal in flight tracking Monitor revenue realization of any cost price increases Work with customer teams and Sales Finance to ensure all trade spend in the system is accruing correctly Attend customer forecast surgeries to understand customer dynamics and identify opportunities and risks to the plan Approve promotional activity in line with guidelines with regular reviews of promotional spend What you will bring A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge: Commercial and financial acumen Reducing complexity using an analytical, disciplined and collaborative approach Synthesizing multiple data points into a holistic position Organizing and prioritizing Problem solving Finding new and innovative solutions Working in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment a distinct advantage Customer and category knowledge a distinct advantage More about this role What you need to know about this position: This role is responsible for the governance (tracking and assessment to Annual Contract) of the overall category commercial plan, working on the IBP process and customer JBP timelines. Helps lead the cross-functional alignment with the Sales and Category, Marketing, Finance, Demand planning & CS&L teams to ensure the Marketing and Shopper plans deliver against budgets and resource allocation (both internal and external). What extra ingredients you will bring: Category commercial plan (6 months & below) for the Channel (Modern and Traditional Trade) Manage Seasonal Category promotional strategy across channels/customers and communication to stakeholders Support the preparation of NPD selling story to ensure implementation of launch plan Analyze, evaluate and communicate the category performance across channels and customers Assesses delivery of the category Gross to Nett (Trade Spend) target versus Annual Contract and manage consolidation of the category forecast across channels and customers Responsible for category forecasting by channels and customer and manage the sales input (bottom up forecast) to the monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycle. Coordinate in-store category/brand advertising with the relevant stakeholders across sales and marketing to ensure excellence and consistency in execution output. Actively track launch/activation implementation and performance, also conducting post evaluations to be shared with the commercial organization. Manage category portfolio operational issues (e.g. skus code change, transition for code change) to en