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Commercial Finance Manager - Leeds

Employer
Asda
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Closing date
3 Apr 2023
Commercial Finance Manager - Leeds

Are you looking for a challenging new Finance opportunity, in a fast paced and ever-changing environment? Look no further, the Commercial Finance Manager in the Non-edible category at Asda could be the role for you!

 

We've got a fantastic Commercial Finance Trading Manager opportunity to drive performance in the Non-edible food categories. It's an interesting and pivotal role in the strategic direction and decision making of the category, providing insight into all aspects of commercial performance; working closely with the trading team across iconic brands that include Andrex, Fairy & Lenor as well as ASDA's own brands.

The wider Commercial Finance Trading team works proactively to build cross-functional relationships and lead performance discussions versus KPI's in order to influence data led actions that drive incremental value. Within the team you'll also play a key role in detailed category analysis, where innovative thinking to deliver insights and recommendations are actively encouraged.

 

Your Role

 

You will business partner the Non-edible food trading team

  • Be an expert on what is happening in Non-edible Food in Asda and across the wider market
  • Utilise financial data to drive delivery of/upside to KPI's in a balanced and timely manner
  • Understand wider business performance context and own the commercial updates at leadership meetings

Drive the strategic direction for non-edible categories

  • Work alongside the category owners to define their long term plans and category roles for iconic brands and ASDA's own brands
  • Complete regular category deep dive reviews to understand performance trends and identify opportunities

Strengthen the performance culture

  • Hold the team accountable for their financial commitments, Sales, GP, Cogs, Inventory, payment terms
  • Identify risks and ops to support improving our performance and changing directory on underperforming areas

Strategic initiatives - be a key member of working groups, building business cases and defining success

 

About you

 

  • You'll have a range of communication and influencing styles that you can deploy with your stakeholders and senior members of Asda's Leadership Team to drive performance and delivery to plans and commitments.
  • You will comfortably challenge, confront and solve difficult situations whilst maintaining solid internal and external connections.
  • Be able to bring credibility and integrity to your business area through your commercial awareness and mindset of doing the right thing for our business, colleagues and customers.
  • Be able to bring a balanced view to decision making with credible contribution beyond financial analysis.
  • A positive attitude and keen to develop - motivated to get the job done and to deliver to tight timelines; actively seeking accountability and opportunity
  • Demonstrate inquisitive approach, an eye for detail and solid financial modelling skills; evolving in line with business and external requirements.

 

 

Work Where it Works

Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you tochoosewhere you'll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team, as well as across our network of stores and depots. 

 

You will also get an excellent benefits package including

  • 5,700 car allowance
  • Discretionary company bonus
  • Company pension up to 7% matched
  • 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards
  • 25 days holidays and bank holidays

 

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves. 

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