Commercial Trading Lead (42962)
Full Time
Nuneaton
Competitive
Job Description

<div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p><strong>Location &amp;&nbsp;working arrangement</strong></p><p>Nuneaton | 18-month fixed term contract | Hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the office.</p><p><strong>Intro</strong></p><p>Better pricing and promotions need commercial decisions that work in the real world.</p><p>As H&amp;B transforms its approach to pricing and promotions, we need to make sure our commercial strategy translates into decisions that work for customers, suppliers and colleagues in our stores. The opportunity is to improve how we invest in discounts, simplify promotions and make pricing decisions that deliver real commercial value.</p><p>As Commercial Trading Lead, you'll bring the Category and store-trading perspective into this 18-month transformation. You'll help shape the new approach, lead commercial input into trials and work across teams to make sure changes are commercially sound and practical to deliver.</p><p>You'll also play a key role in developing our price-matching approach and embedding better pricing and promotions ways of working across the business.</p><p><strong>What you'll be doing</strong></p><ul><li>Represent Category and retail trading requirements in programme decisions, bringing together supplier considerations, own-brand strategy, key value item priorities and store execution needs.</li><li>Shape and coordinate the commercial input to trials covering promotion simplification, changes to promotional mechanics, discount stacking, price matching and key value item pricing.</li><li>Work with Category, Trade Planning, Retail Operations and Marketing to secure timely decisions, inputs and execution readiness, resolving practical issues before they affect delivery.</li><li>Lead the trading input into product price matching, helping expand match coverage as our data develops and working with Category teams to ensure matched products are suitable alternatives.</li><li>Balance customer needs, supplier economics, margin and operational considerations when making commercial recommendations.</li><li>Help build and embed the future pricing and promotions governance model, including clear decision guardrails and consistent Category ways of working.</li><li>Turn trial results and commercial learning into practical rules and approaches that teams can use in day-to-day trading.</li></ul><p><strong>What you'll bring</strong></p><ul><li>Experience in commercial trading or Category Management within a multi-category retail environment.</li><li>A good understanding of pricing, promotions, margin, supplier economics and store execution.</li><li>Commercial judgement and the ability to balance customer value with contribution and operational practicality.</li><li>Confidence working across functions, influencing stakeholders and constructively challenging decisions when needed.</li><li>The ability to turn data and evidence into practical trading recommendations.</li><li>Experience with structured trials, pricing strategy or commercial governance would be valuable.</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p><strong>Holidays</strong></p><ul><li>33 days, including bank holidays</li><li>Holiday purchase scheme</li></ul><p><strong>Health &amp; Wellbeing</strong></p><ul><li>24/7 Virtual GP access</li><li>Private medical insurance – single cover</li><li>Annual free at-home health testing kit (after 6 months' service)</li><li>Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and a network of Mental Health First Aiders whenever you need support</li></ul><p><strong>Financial Wellbeing</strong></p><ul><li>Workplace pension with 5% employer contribution</li><li>Life assurance (2x salary, after 6 months' service)</li></ul><p><strong>Reward</strong></p><ul><li>£50 Colleague product allowance on Holland &amp; Barrett products (after 6 months' service)</li></ul><p><strong>Lifestyle &amp; Everyday Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>Access to cashback and discounts from a wide range of retailers</li><li>25% colleague discount, available in store and online</li><li>Free Wellhub membership, with discounted access to gyms, studios and premium wellbeing apps</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li></ul><p>Ready to put your commercial trading experience at the heart of a major business transformation? If you can balance customer value with commercial performance and turn new ideas into practical ways of working, this 18-month secondment is an opportunity to help shape how H&amp;B approaches pricing and promotions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>About Holland &amp; Barrett</strong></p><p>We exist to make health and wellness a way of life for everyone, adding quality years to life. With more than 150 years of experience, we bring together knowledge, evidence-led thinking and practical support to help people move forward on their own wellness journeys. Making our pricing and promotions work better for customers is one way we bring that purpose to life.</p><p>Inclusion &amp; accessibility statement</p><p>We want every colleague to feel included and able to bring their experience and perspective to work. If you need an adjustment to support you through the application process, please let the hiring team know.</p><p>#LI-Hybrid</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>

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