We have an exciting new opportunity for a Sales & Waste Statistical Specialist to join our team, based at our head office in Cheddar. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis, working 3 days per week, 9am - 5pm and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of GBP28,000 per annum (pro rata) plus benefits.

About us:

FSC is a family business with over 30 years of award winning experience in creating, rolling out, and managing bespoke customer food-on-the-move solutions. Our customers include a selection of blue-chip companies in various industries, such as Shell, Debenhams, Thornton's, and Dunelm.

We offer a range of consultancy services drawing on our in-depth knowledge of the food-on-the-move sector and have managed projects in South America, North America, Asia, Scandinavia, and several European countries.

Our Head Office is located in Cheddar and our Innovation Centre is situated near Bristol in Flax Bourton. Although many of the team are based throughout the UK and Europe, we regularly get together to review performance, share best practice and socialise! As well as working in a challenging and fast-moving environment, we believe it's important to have a big chunk of fun and no day is ever the same at FSC.

We are an organisation that values work-life balance, operating ethically, creative thinking, giving our customers great service, and of course, loving food! You'll be working with a great team of people with a wealth of experience and a can-do attitude!

Benefits our Sales & Waste Statistical Specialist will receive:

A competitive basic salary

20 days holiday + your birthday off

Health care scheme

Plus other company benefits

About the role:

We are on a journey of becoming a Data Driven Business and you will be at the forefront of this transformation.

This role will be critical in providing insights required to strategically steer the business. You will be guiding the development of commercial strategy, NPD and promotional plan, and field force prioritisations. You will also be the experts and go-to-person for the business to understand end-to-end margins for all stakeholders, promotional performance, NPD ROI, waste impact, return per linear metre, time of day, channel specific sales profile as well as supplier performance and spending.

Responsibilities of our Sales & Waste Statistical Specialist:

Data cleansing and system maintenance (20%)

Process raw data from various sources and sensing checking data quality

Import processed data into various systems (e.g. SAP) and databases (e.g. Margin Tracker)

Work with Field Team Administrator to ensure site related information is up to date in all system/databases

Regular reporting (50%)

Produce sales performance reports for shell UK and CEE on a weekly basis

Conduct performance tracking for NPD activities and major range/format/planogram changes

Support Finance reporting by producing BRT report on a monthly basis

Provide Business Insights Manager with the data required to produce site performance reports

Ad-hoc analysis and reporting (20%)

Provide analytical support to internal and external stakeholders

Develop reports for ad-hoc projects

Continuous improvement (10%)

Always challenge the status quo and look for more efficient ways of working

Review reports and identify opportunities for automation (and automate via Netsuite)

Continuous working on improving 'user experience' by reducing the report size and the time required to refresh/run the report

Review the reporting structure on a quarterly basis and suggest opportunities for consolidating reports to improve efficiency

What we're looking for in our Sales & Waste Statistical Specialist:

Essential

Educated to a university level standard

Full driving license

Desirable

VBA certification

SQL certification

Experience

Experience working with Excel to develop user friendly reports

Proven experience utilizing databases and ERP packages (SAP, Netsuite)

Experience providing professional, accurate analytical reporting and data to a variety of internal and external customers

Skills

Expert MS Excel user, VBA capability would be an advantage.

Able to easily utilize ERP packages such as SAP or Netsuite

Good mathematical skills and ability to quickly sense check reporting for errors

High level of attention to detail

Commercial acumen with an understanding of key P&L elements.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with key internal and external stakeholders

Understanding of statistical modelling and forecasting

Team player and willing to go the extra mile to support the business

Stronger performer under tight deadlines and able to effectively prioritise

Committed to continuous improvement including self-learning

Understanding the complexity around the management short shelf life products

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Sales & Waste Statistical Specialist, please click 'apply' now. We'd love to hear from you