Sales and Marketing Coordinator

Job Description

VANRATH is delighted to have partnered with a leading manufacturer in the FMCG sector to recruit a Sales and Marketing Coordinator (Sales Focus) to join their talented team.

This is an Office based role, Monday - Friday.

Salary/ Benefits

  • Attractive Salary of £27,000 - £28,000
  • Fantastic Benefits

The Role:

To support the sales and marketing teams with their figures, data and trends as well as covering pricing and promotions.

Responsibilities:

  • Collate and analyse sales figures (attention to detail & prioritisation are key) from customer sales platforms and from the Business Central platform.
  • Provide sales information by collecting, formatting and summarising data and trends to communicate internally on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis across the business.
  • Use sales performance information to produce presentations for customers on a monthly and quarterly basis, as required.
  • Manage customer promotion calendars / prepare promotion proposals and analyse and trend customer promotional activity when complete.
  • Manage customer price lists.
  • Prepare New Line Forms and other relevant product/price information required by customers.
  • Support new product/customer launches with timely and accurate information communication, and execution of supporting administrative tasks to enable supply to the customer, both internally and externally.
  • Track & communicate new product/customer launch performance.
  • Complete monthly product, price, and promotion surveys within the marketplace.
  • Raise Purchase Order Numbers and record sales team spend.
  • Support the team with travel preparations.
  • Assist with approval of customer packaging artwork, when required.
  • Coordinate trade exhibitions and events.
  • Attendance at trade and consumer shows to represent the company and product brand.
  • Assist in the management of marketing campaigns/plans locally & nationally for the company's product brands.
  • Assist in the organisation and implementation of the annual consumer show calendar.
  • Attendance at consumer shows to represent the company and product brands.
  • Assist with the organisation, storage, stocktaking and reordering of all marketing materials.
  • Assist in the sourcing of branded merchandise to supplement campaigns and new product launches.
  • Assist with approval of artwork when required.
  • Assist with influencer/brand ambassador/gifting activity.
  • Assist in the management of charity donations.
  • Monitor, analyse and report on market and competitor trends to support the business in growing existing business and helping to build a platform for new and future business opportunities.
  • Undertake daily administrative tasks to ensure the functionality and coordination of the department's activities.

Essential:

  • Min. 1 year administrative experience within sales or marketing.
  • Working knowledge of MS Applications (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
  • Ability to travel when required for exhibition or events
  • Driving License

Desired:

  • A matching business related degree or equivalent
  • Previous client interaction experience
  • Purchase order experience
  • FMCG experience