Commercial Executive - Grocery

Permanent employee, Full-time · London
30,000 - 32,000 £ per year
About Deliciously Ella
Deliciously Ella’s mission is to help people eat real food again, with more plants, more of the time. We are growing fast and we’re looking for talented, passionate, purpose-led people who share in our mission to help us get there.
Every day, we work to cultivate positive change, sharing delicious, natural, plant-based recipes and food products with the aim of building the world’s leading plant-based platform.  Starting from a recipe website, the business has evolved into a range of plant-based food products, an app, a collection of bestselling recipe books and a growing social media community that sits at the heart of what we do.
We launched our first food products in 2016 and have since launched a wide range of products across different categories. We work with all the major grocers and OOH retailers across the UK. We also have a growing international business in the US and Europe. 
Take a look at our website to read more about our story.

We have around 60 team members across two sites.  Our Head Office is based in the heart of central London, on Tottenham Court Road, and this is where our Leadership Team work, alongside our Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and People teams.   Our factory site near Milton Keynes produces some of our best-loved products like our granola, energy balls, caramel cups, nut butter bites and dipped nuts.
What are we looking for?

We’re looking for a Commercial Executive (Shopper Marketing & Field Sales) to grow our grocery accounts by ensuring good compliance in store using field sales, and by growing our online presence.  The role will assist the grocery team on commercial account admin (mainly Waitrose), and will also be responsible for stakeholder management between Commercial and Marketing, helping manage and deliver our shopper marketing budget.

Purpose of the role
  • Manage and implement Citrus Online budget
  • Manage and implement Field Sales budget
  • Work with Grocery & marketing team on launch support plans and in-store activation.
  • Help with Account Admin (promo forms, buyer samples, store visits)
  • Weekly promo tracking
  • Account management of Booths grocery account
Your team
You’ll report to Ella Oates, Senior NAM, and be working with Ella Mitchell, NAM, and our wider commercial and marketing teams.
What you will bring (skills and experience)
  • You are highly organised and structured, with the ability to manage your time and tasks efficiently
  • You are confident when it comes to managing multiple stakeholders inside and outside the organisation
  • An excellent communicator, you can set expectations clearly and build relationships enabling you to deliver your goals
  • You have strong excel knowledge 
  • You have managed a budget before
  • You can build a strategy for Field Sales and Shopper Marketing
  • Ideally you have some experience of forecasting and managing small customer accounts
What we expect from you (behaviours & values)
We believe our team members are what make our business special, and we hire extraordinary people to fulfil our extraordinary mission.   We strive for high performance and our values guide the way we work each day:
  • proud We act in ways that make our families, colleagues and community proud
  • think big We think big, constantly searching for ways to grow our business
  • embrace challenges We embrace challenges head on and enjoy problem solving
  • guardians We’re guardians of our brand and the values it holds
What we offer
You will have the opportunity to be part of a mission driven scale up business at a hugely exciting point in our growth trajectory, where your voice is heard and where you’re able to actively input in the strategic direction of our business.  Some great perks of working for Deliciously Ella include: 
 
  • A competitive salary
  • Free Deliciously Ella App Access for you and five friends and family 
  • Performance based annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of your base salary
  • Contributory pension scheme with the People’s Pension
  • 25 days holiday plus an extra day off for your birthday and an additional day after 5 years of service
  • Health insurance through Vitality
  • Bike2Work scheme
  • Unlimited free snacks, daily breakfast and team lunches twice a month 
  • Twice-yearly team events
  • Enhanced maternity leave (16 weeks full pay) and paternity leave (4 weeks full pay)
  • Workplace Nursery salary sacrifice scheme offering significant childcare savings
  • Twice-monthly group classes at Psycle
  • Up to 8 days per year study leave for job relevant qualifications
  • Hybrid working – 3 days in the office on Mon/Weds/Fri
  • 4pm finish on Fridays
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