Business Unit Controller

What the opportunity looks like:

The Business Unit Controller will be responsible for developing and executing growth strategies with our key Grocery and Convenience retailers. You will be responsible for leading and managing a team to deliver our P&L’s across Morrisons, Co-op, SPAR and Costco in order to deliver our long terms goals (5 year plan). You are responsible for motivating and helping your team to grow in order to further develop capability within the Off Trade.

• Provide motivation and direction to the team by encouraging and supporting the achievement of goals through coaching, feedback, recognition and role model the right behaviours aligned to our values
• Accountability for the delivery of growth plans for the business for the next 5 years.
• Develop and execute the plan across Morrisons, Co-op, SPAR and Costco, ensuring strong customer engagement to deliver each annual operating plan.
• Enhance our networking to increase our influence through multi-functional selling.
• Ensure our organisation is efficiently adjusting to market context, customer strategy and that we are effectively tailoring our plans to continue to drive success, in-line with W&M ambitions.
• Demonstrate accountability as a leader/manager, a passion for diversity and inclusion and support team wellbeing in all aspects of the role and teams.

Skills and experience that will help you be a success:

For this role we're looking for:

• Strong leadership capabilities: category development, commercial planning, shopper marketing, selling, negotiation, influence, coaching.
• SNAM/Controller level commercial experience with consistent success in delivering the P&L.
• Experience built across multiple channels with an established expertise and outstanding track record in Grocery, with a strong understanding of Convenience.
• Experience in customer marketing preferred, specifically in developing category development proposals and developing shopper marketing solutions.
• Ability to develop and improve customer relationships and execute complex joint business plans with rigour and a win-win mind-set.

We believe that everyone has the potential for growth in our roles! You may feel you don't tick every box for this role, but if you believe you have relevant experiences that could help you succeed we'd much rather you apply rather than rule yourself out based on any self-limiting beliefs!

Why join us:

We offer a competitive salary, car allowance, bonus package, life assurance, competitive pension, excellent product allowance, 35 days annual leave, plus enhanced family friendly policies.

Our application process:

If you like what you’ve read and want to explore this opportunity further, please apply before the closing date listed at the top of the advert.

Our team read each and every application, therefore you'll hear back from us in due course.

Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process to help you be at your best then please contact us at HRTeam@whyteandmackay.com and we'll do what we can to support.

Contract: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract - Home Based, with the ability to travel to customer sites, Head Office meetings and to attend Sales Team meetings.

Date vacancy will close: Friday 31st January 2025. Where we receive high numbers of applications we may close vacancies early. If you think this is the right opportunity for you please don't delay in applying!