Promotions Manager

Promotions Manager - Nisa
Up to £52,000 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 6A)
Scunthorpe – hybrid working with one day a week required in the office, with some travel to Manchester

We’re looking for a promotions manager to join our trading team. Nisa is the Co-op’s wholesale business and has a turnover of around £1.4bn, serving approximately 4,500 convenience stores across the UK.  Since the acquisition of the business by Co-op in 2018, the combined scale, better product ranges and greater resources has allowed us to achieve amazing things.

In this role, you’ll manage the development, co-ordination, and implementation of an annual promotional programme, ensuring the needs of Nisa partners and customers are met, whilst helping to deliver the key commercial targets for the business. This is a fantastic chance to build on your skills and make a real difference to the way we do business.

What you’ll do

•    work collaboratively with the Nisa marketing team to make sure the promotional plans reflect wholesale requirements and market challenges for the period, quarter, and year
•    work closely with the Co-op promotions team to make sure our plans are aligned and share best practices to increase the impact of these
•    create briefs for the Nisa commercial team to source activity
•    produce and co-ordinate all customer promotional communications 
•    manage and co-ordinate all promotional calendars and timelines
•    inclusively line manage a team of three direct reports, providing coaching to support individual development and deliver an excellent service

This role would suit people who have

•    solid commercial experience with an understanding of operating in a retail trading environment 
•    the ability to plan campaigns and projects with a customer focussed approach 
•    excellent communication and influencing skills up to senior level 
•    the ability to build positive relationships and work collaboratively across the business
•    the ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Why Co-op Nisa?

Here you will do work that matters. We are a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, you’ll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. You will also get a package that includes:

•    competitive salary
•    coaching, training and support to help you develop
•    pension with up to 10% employer contributions
•    annual incentive scheme
•    Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
•    28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service) plus bank holidays
•    discounts on Co-op products and services

Building an inclusive work environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.