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Position: Commercial Executive Reports to: Senior Commercial Manager Location: Remote-Hybrid- 1-2 days per week Brighton/London About Rock Face Rock Face is on a mission to help men look and feel great everyday by being their male care sidekick. Rock Face has a range aftershave quality scents that are packed into mens everyday essentials of Body Sprays, Antiperspirants, Skincare and Shower Gels. In the last 3 years the business has tripled in size, with the range growing rapidly in the UK, Ireland and Australia. The Management Team of James Wilkinson (CEO) James Langdon (Innovation Director) and Lauren Mullany (Sales Director) have big ambitions to scale the already high growth business with a strong innovation pipeline focused on sustainability. As the only challenger brand in the mens mass category, Rock Face prides itself on bringing innovation to a stagnant category filled with legacy brands. If successful, you will be joining a team who have over 40 years experience working for the best FMCG businesses. Both James trained at LOral before establishing consultancy careers advising the likes of Diageo, Coke, Ikea, Sainsburys, and Unilever to name a few. Lauren trailblazed Wilds growth in refillable personal care and was previously at Higgidy, a successful food brand. As a team we are committed to sharing everything we know to develop each other, providing a flexible work culture and most importantly, having fun! Position Summary Rock Face is already in high growth and to continue the strong trajectory we are building out a high functioning commercial team both to manage and grow the existing account base, as well as develop new business opportunities, in the UK and internationally. We are looking for someone who is ready to start their career in a fast paced and ambitious commercial environment. There will be a huge amount of opportunity to learn, and lots of hands-on experience working with major retailers in the UK & globally. Position Overview: Key Responsibilities: Account administration Responsibility for retail account administration tasks, inclusive of; new line forms, promotional forms, promotional tracking, competitor activity tracking Supporting the Senior Commercial manager with customer requests Data Analysis: Ownership of our sales tracking files, ensuring data is up to date and accurate. Share insightful analysis on this data with the wider team to allow us to make informed commercial decisions Promotional analysis: Utilise EPOS data to track how our promotions are tracking vs our forecast, sharing analysis to support accurate forecasting and findings to ensure we execute strong promotional plans Supporting Customer Meetings: Working closely with the Senior Commercial Manager to prepare for customer meetings, this will involve ensuring samples are ordered and decks are prepared with compelling commercial insights Attend customer meetings, learning key account and relationship management skills, and in time the opportunity to present to the retailer trading teams Range Review Preparation: At key times of year, there are opportunities for the brand to grow its presence in store by launching new products, or increasing the space our current range holds. Your role will be pivotal in contributing the supporting data and insights as to why the retailers should grow Rock Face as a brand Store Visits: It is incredibly important that we understand how Rock Face looks in stores, you will conduct regular store visits across our customer base. Taking photos, reviewing how our availability, POS & packaging look. This is also a key opportunity to review our competitive sets activity. You will track store visits and share updates with the wider team 6. Ad Hoc Commercial Tasks: As a small team, we all get stuck in across a number of areas in the business, no 2 weeks will be the same. You may be joining brand events, sampling product, supporting new business pitches and many things in between. The ideal candidate will embrace the opportunity to learn across the business! What We Need From You: Eagerness to kick off a career with an ambitious FMCG brand Excellent numeracy Commercial acumen High level of Excel competency Great interpersonal ability. Relationship 'stakeholder management is a pivotal part of this role Willingness to develop confident presentation 'story telling skill set Ideally a recent graduate Ability to work well independently - this is a hybrid role with a large WFH element Why Join Rock Face? Be part of an exciting journey as we scale our brand globally Learn from an experienced entrepreneurial FMCG focused team Opportunity to make a significant impact on the success of the business Collaborative and innovative work environment Competitive salary and benefits package If you are starting out in your career and looking for an exciting role with a huge amount of opportunity to grow and develop in a fast-paced business, we would love to hear from you. Join us at Rock Face and play a pivotal role in our growth story. Package & Benefits: Salary: 30k - 35K Benefits Package inclusive of: - 35 days holidays inc Bank Holidays, - Flexible working- core working hours 10-4pm - Mentoring/counselling provided