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Tom - 
Commercial Strategy & Planning Manager

Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

About the job

Main responsibilities

Commercial strategy in the UK
promotional plan
new product development
deployment of marketing plan in the trade
hitting sales targets
driving sustainable profitable growth for the business

Typical day

Marketing and Shopper Planning meetings
Calling accurate numbers to the business
Evaluating promotions and devising new promotional strategy
Assigning targets and spend budgets to customers
Briefing sales teams
Deciding on stock allocations

What do I enjoy about my job?

Adding value to a brand, seeing an impact in a retailer or on a J&J brand.

Challenging aspects

Managing stakeholders with differing targets and strong opinions on the right thing to do.

Why did this area of work appeal to me?

Combination of numbers and strategy work

Skills/qualifications I use in my job?

none

Training I receive as part of my job

on the job


Career information

Where do I see myself in the future?

Commercial manager/CEO


Advice to students

My piece of advice to students

Get some work experience and spend time with people doing the kind of jobs you are interested in to get a real perspective


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Last updated: 31 May 2013