Business Unit Head

Theo Müller

  • Northern Ireland
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.Business Unit HeadNorthern Ireland or IrelandHybrid (Travel in Ireland & England)Muller offers you a long term career with a genuine market leader - we are an entrepreneurial company where people love to work and make a difference. Our competitive advantage comes through driving value through innovation and brands, scale, operational excellence and building a high performing international organisation.A unique opportunity for a Commercial Business Unit Head has arisen in our Yogurt and Desserts business for a results driven, highly focused individual with extensive sales experience. Reporting into the Commercial Director, the role will lead the Business Unit and the delivery of key commercial objectives, as well as supporting the development and implementation of Muller UK Commercial Strategy and Category Vision in Ireland.In this role the key responsibilities will include:
  • Lead the Business Unit to ensure Muller is the No.1 Dairy supplier, being recognised as such by the customer
  • Developing a high performing team who are able to deliver outstanding results with one of our biggest and most complex customers
  • Implement a shared 3 year vision for the Yogurts and Desserts category in the relevant retailer channel
  • Implement annual trading terms to deliver Muller and customer commercial objectives with individual category and format specific business plans
  • Take a lead role in shaping and implementing the UK commercial strategy and category vision by working closely with key functions across the business
  • Management of Profit and Loss
  • Over achievement of annual sales and profit account plan, cash collection, forecast accuracy
Key skills & experience
  • A strong leader who is hands on and is passionate about the product and their people
  • An individual who has created and brought products to market
  • A proven and successful track record operating at a senior level dealing with UK retail, convenience, wholesale and Out of Home channels
  • A broad knowledge of Sales, Category Management, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain required as this position is the main collaborator with internal/external customers
  • Able to analyse business opportunities and leverage knowledge of customer's business, goals and culture
  • Experience of building and maintaining high performing teams
  • Good understanding of UK Dairy industry at a regional level, or equivalent industry experience (in managing commodities like Milk/Bread).
  • Experience of developing and executing commercial strategies
  • Good understanding of E2E supply chain within direct to store logistics and RDC models, plus 3rd party routes to market via national and OOH and wholesale channels
  • Ability to work across all departments utilising resources to generate results and continued growth of the OOH/Convenience/Wholesale accounts
  • Highly motivated and target driven
The Process
If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role please apply at #pinksquidContact Details:F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Müller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ

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