Location: Warwickshire (Warks) / West Midlands
Job Type: Contract
Rate:
£ Negotiable
Description
Our highly prestigious automotive client located in the heart of the midlands require a contract Sales Planning Co-ordinator to join the business on a contract through till July 2011.
Job Title: Sales Planning Co-Ordinator
Location: Warwickshire
Length: 13 Months
Rate: £22p/h ltd
Job Purpose:
Lead planning function with Sales Operations Team
Introduce enhanced processes to control and monitor variable marketing spend (reflecting greatly increased use of VM in the current climate)
Key Responsibilities & Tasks:
Manage forecasting process
Manage forecasting process at retail, wholesale and production level
Develop system to drive forecasts from retail level downwards
Manage regional sales targets
Allocation planning and management
Collate build schedules balancing regional requirements with production requirements
Monitor level of missed build slots and follow up with regions
Resolve variations from production plan with MP&L
Prepare for, and present at, sales and programming meeting
Management of variable marketing programs
Develop variable marketing programs
Communicate programmes to dealers/regions
Control spend on these programs
New market entry process
Establish clear Sales Ops process for entering new markets
Ad-hoc projects
Undertake ad-hoc planning projects as required
Qualifications & Capability:
Proven background of working in automotive environment is essential
Strong analytical skills
High degree of computer literacy
Enthusiastic and passionate
Must be confident and outgoing and able to deal with all levels of the clients staff (up to and including CEO)
Educated to a degree level or equivalent is desirable
Sales and Marketing capability
Skills
Sales Support, Planning,
| Job Details |
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| Job ID: |
46010 |
| Status: |
LIVE
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| Posted: |
17 Jun 10 |
| Start date: |
asap |
| No. of vacancies: |
1 |
| Benefits: |
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| Contact: |
Gary Dexter |
| Telephone: |
02392 228228 |
| Qualifications and certificates required: |
None specifically required |
| Health & Safety issues: |
None specified |
| Expenses paid : |
None specified |