Imagine working for a company that welcomes you in, inspires you to bring your best self to every opportunity, and encourages you to grow and develop your career in a resilient and fun industry. Brown-Forman offers our employees this kind of career and environment and has for more than 150 years.
Together, we proudly live and work by our values, striving each day to be better and do better as people, as a company, and as members of the communities we call home. Brown-Forman is amongst the top 10 global spirits companies in the World. You will be working with some of the World’s most iconic and valuable Spirits Brands like Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, Chambord, Finlandia Vodka and Slane Irish Whiskey.
Come have a seat at our table.
Your title in the business will be Operations Specialist.
Meaningful Work From Day One
The Data Analyst is a key member of the Sales Team. You will support the efficient coordination of internal processes & systems essential for effective customer management, sales efficiency and productivity. You will report to the Operations Manager and partners with sales, marketing and finance to drive operational success.
You will demonstrate capability in customer and product data analysis and processing, administration for the Sales division. Success for this position is dependent on a strong drive to deliver results, excellence in communication, influencing skills and bold, enterprise-wide thinking to contribute to the development of business plans and strategy.
This is a hybrid working role - 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. This position may require 1-2 days travel per month.
Responsibilities
Value Creation
- Processing sales data and reports relating to forecasts, plans, and budget processes used within the sales organisation
- Proactively monitors/controls and strives to maintain high levels of quality, accuracy, and process consistency in the sales organisation’s planning efforts
- Prepare analysis and recommendations for colleagues with Sales, Marketing and other internal stakeholders
- Assisting with planning activities with other functions and stakeholders within B-F UK (Sales & business planning process)
- Be the KAMS (forecasting tool) “power-user” for the business and provide support to the organisation through monthly processes & training
- Working closely with sales & customer marketing to plan and manage merchandising campaigns with third parties in our Grocery & Wholesale channels
- Manage a combination of existing sales/promotional dashboards and facilitate requests for customer information
- Coordinate promotional data across commercial functions and cooperate with other functional departments to resolve queries and align with our promotional guidelines
- Assign and maintain product allocation across customers where there are new or planned listings
- Work closely with Finance and Pricing to monitor spend/discounting across our brands and customers
Drive for Results
- Facilitate an organisation of continuous process improvement by proactively identifying opportunities
- Works closely with sales management and IT to optimise the effectiveness of the forecasting tool(KAMs)
- Ensure accurate vendor set up and proactive monthly reviews
- Works with the procurement and sales team to deliver best in class shipper programmes
Operational Processes
- Upload customers rebate and promotion invoices to the Salesforce platform and ad-hoc administrative tasks within our systems
- Directs and supports the consistent implementation of company initiatives
- Actively ensures sales market compliance with laws, policies and best practices
- Spend time with sales teams and third party merchandisers in the field to understand their role including opportunities & challenges faced
- Overall involvement in various commercial optimisation projects as needed
What You Bring To The Table
- Great analytical skills, commercially savvy and solution focused to solving problems
- Excellent presentation skills and able to translate sales and analytics in a clear, concise and visually appealing way
- Self-starter with proven ability to identify issues and projects, plan and prioritize with demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple projects to completion by specific deadlines
- Strong business acumen and judgment along with strategic capabilities
- Personal honesty and integrity. Strong work ethic with the ability to invest the hours needed to accomplish the objectives
- Superior communication skills (influencing, listening, presenting, written)
- Ability to build strong relationships at all levels with strong stakeholder awareness
- Highly capable on Microsoft Excel / Google sheets for the purpose of analysis
- Best in class meeting facilitator
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics or a related area
Preferred Experience
- Prior experience in wine and spirits or luxury FMCG industries
- Prior experience working with tools such as Salesforce and KAMS
What’s It Like To Work Here
Our vision for Brown-Forman UK is to be the industry leading organisation by delivering top tier results, through building a diverse culture that inspires people, celebrates teamwork and rewards agility. Just six months after launching its newly independent organization in the United Kingdom, Brown-Forman UK was officially certified as a Great Place to Work and a Centre of Excellence in Wellbeing in 2020-2021. We were certified in 2021/2022 as a Great Place to Work in Excellence in Wellbeing reaching the Top Ten employers within the Medium Sized category of employers, and number one in beverage alcohol companies. We have just been certified again for a third year in a row as a Great Place to Work!
We believe all employees can realize the true value of diversity and inclusion and create a stronger, more competitive organization where each employee has the opportunity to reach their desired potential. In the UK we have a Diversity Council consisting of our UK Leadership Team and also four employee resource groups (ERGs) for our employees: GROW (Growing Remarkable Outstanding Women), YP (Young Professionals), SEED (Supporting & Elevating Ethnically Diversity) and PRIDE (LGBTQI+). Alongside these ERGs we have various committees such as Alcohol Responsibility, Sustainability and Livewell teams that have great engagement within the business and make a great difference to the environment we work in.
Nothing Better in the Market
Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce .
In Brown-Forman UK, some highlights of the competitive benefits we offer include, but are not limited to, medical/dental insurance, hybrid-working options, product allowance and gym membership; along with global career opportunities.
To find out more about what it’s like to work at Brown-Forman UK, please visit our LinkedIn Life Page. We look forward to meeting you soon!
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Brown-Forman Corporation is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Brown-Forman Corporation to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.
Business Area: Europe Division
City: London
State
Country: GBR
Req ID: JR-00005612
