Careers

Overview of Role:

Our company has experienced remarkable growth over the past few years. As an Accounts Payable Administrator, you will bring a methodical mindset, strong attention to detail, and a proactive, action-oriented approach to problem-solving.

In this role, you will be a vital member of the Finance team, providing exceptional support to the Finance Manager and contributing to the continued success of our operations.

Key Responsibilities:

· Process large amounts of invoices accurately and methodically to ensure that the right creditor has been paid the right amount and on time.

· Processing Supplier Payment Run.

· Resolving queries around delivery discrepancies and pricing issues.

· Reconcile Supplier statements to ensure that supplier liabilities are accurate for financial reporting and to check the accuracy of invoices on the ledger.

· Liaising with suppliers and dealing with supplier queries.

Competency and Behaviours:

· Experience as an Accounts Payable Administrator

· Strong analytical skills

· Experience of invoice reconciliation process is desirable

· Confident communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Intermediate user of Excel is essential.

Pay and Benefits:

· Full-time, permanent role, Annual salary of £24,450.00

· 37.5 hours per week

· Hybrid working – 3 days on-site and 2 days remote.

· Flexible working hours.

· Training and Development

· Workplace Wellbeing Initiative

· Profit related pay based on company profits

· 23 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

· Pension Scheme after 2 months

· Access to Wagestream

· Instant access to a free, 24/7, confidential GP service for all Pedigree colleagues and their family

· BUPA healthcare after 3 months

·: Long service awards

· Company sick pay scheme

· Staff discount on Pet Products after 3 months of service

· Cycle to work scheme

· Annual flu jabs

· Onsite staff parking with electric charge points

PEDIGREE CORPORATE VISION & VALUES

Our Vision

Our passion for pets drives us to offer pet owners the highest quality, best value products through great retailers who care.

Our Values

FOCUSED: We are focused where it matters most with an eye on the detail, quality, and impact of everything we do.

ACCOUNTABLE: We do the right thing and are willing to hold ourselves and each other accountable. Our integrity and transparency create a safe and healthy working environment.

CONNECTED: We are connected through open communication, a curiosity to understand more and we embrace our differences.

COMMITTED: We are committed to putting our customers first, supporting each other, our team, and the welfare of pets.

COURAGEOUS: We are courageous to challenge ourselves and each other to lead, learn, listen, change, and evolve.

PROUD: We are proud of our products, service, people and proud to work for Pedigree wholesale Limited.

Overview of Role

Reporting Directly to the Finance Director, this role is a critical commercial position designed to enhance financial insight, streamline reporting, and support data-driven decision-making across Pedigree Wholesale, Just for Pets, and Pets & Friends. The successful candidate will work closely with the CFO and divisional MD’s providing proactive commercial analysis to drive performance, whilst consolidating and automating financial and commercial reporting, as well as supporting the budgeting and forecasting process.

The role is not limited to reporting but extends into strategic financial support, ensuring profitability insights, scenario modelling, and cost-to-serve analysis are embedded in commercial decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting and Data Insight (Power BI & Financial Modelling)

• Act as the group-wide superuser for Power BI, leading on data reporting and dashboard development.
• Develop and maintain the full suite of dashboards and reports to support commercial decision-making both in each company also, through one holistic view, across the wider group.
• Oversee data accuracy and integrity across financial and operational reports, ensuring consistency and a single version of the truth.
• Work within IT and finance teams to ensure robust data infrastructure, including ETL tools and data validation processes.
• Automate key reporting processes to drive efficiencies and improve insight delivery.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Management

• Support the annual budgeting and forecasting process across the group businesses with particular regard to sales and margins, including reporting against these. Identify risks and opportunities within forecasts and provide recommendations to mitigate or maximise them.
• Develop models and reporting frameworks to track financial and operational KPIs.
• Work with senior leadership to align budgets with commercial priorities.

Commercial Responsibilities

• Act as a key commercial partner to business units, providing insight and challenge on financial performance.
• Ensure senior leaders have the right data and analysis to drive accountability across teams including building profitability models to assess margins, pricing, and supplier terms.
• Support Group transformation projects including business cases, for example, WMS, DPIM or new stores from a commercial perspective.
• Support sales, store, buying, and operational teams with data-driven insights on performance and strategy including cost management.

Person Specification

• A commercially minded finance professional with strong analytical skills and experience in financial reporting and commercial insight.
• 5+ years’ experience in a commercial finance, business intelligence, or financial planning role.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI, including report creation, data modelling, and data visualisation
• Experience with ERP systems (ideally SAP Business One) and data analysis tools (SQL, DAX, ETL)
• Ability to work cross-functionally, influencing and challenging stakeholders at all levels.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights
• Retail, wholesale, or FMCG experience preferred.

Pay and Benefits

• Full-time, permanent role, annual salary between £45,000 to £50,000
• Hybrid working: 3 days on-site and 2 days remote and Flexible working hours.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• Workplace Wellbeing Initiative
• Profit-related pay is based on company profits.
• 23/25 days annual leave (based on seniority) + Bank Holidays
• Pension Scheme after 2 months
• Access to Wagestream.
• Instant access to a free, 24/7, confidential GP service for all Pedigree colleagues and their family
• BUPA healthcare after 3 months
• Life insurance after 3 months
• Long service awards
• Company sick pay scheme
• Staff discount on Pet Products after 3 months of service
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Annual flu jabs

PEDIGREE CORPORATE VISION & VALUES

Our Vision

Our passion for pets drives us to offer pet owners the highest quality, best value products through great retailers who care.

Our Values

FOCUSED: We are focused where it matters most with an eye on the detail, quality, and impact of everything we do.

ACCOUNTABLE: We do the right thing and are willing to hold ourselves and each other accountable. Our integrity and transparency create a safe and healthy working environment.

CONNECTED: We are connected through open communication, a curiosity to understand more and we embrace our differences.

COMMITTED: We are committed to putting our customers first, supporting each other, our team, and the welfare of pets.

COURAGEOUS: We are courageous to challenge ourselves and each other to lead, learn, listen, change, and evolve.

PROUD: We are proud of our products, service, people and proud to work for Pedigree wholesale Limited.

We are Pedigree Wholesale, and we supply independent retailers with their pet and aquatic product needs. We’re a family-owned business and have been since we were founded in 1972 when two friends and their wives followed in their family’s footsteps of developing pet businesses. They used their big dreams and entrepreneurial spirit to set up a wholesale business delivering to pet shops in the local area, and Pedigree Wholesale was born. Whilst a lot has changed over the years, we are still true pet people; we love pets and are passionate about everything pet related. This love for pets drives us to offer pet owners the highest quality and best value products through retailers who care.

We partner with 2200+ customers, making an average of 4500 deliveries every 4-weeks on primarily our own fleet, which covers most of the UK.

Our mission is to be the wholesaler of choice for partners, suppliers and customers within the specialist pet and aquatic industry, supporting businesses by providing the best service and bringing them the best products. We offer a vast portfolio of great products, an industry-leading service, and we help our customers grow by sharing best practices and gaining insight.

Working closely with both customers and suppliers is a key part of our success. We strongly believe in only promising what we can deliver and organising our business with the retailer in mind. That’s why we treat our customers as business partners, not account numbers.

Main Sales Objectives:

· To achieve the annual turnover and margin budget of Aquatics Area 82 through direct-selling into the Top 50 Aquatic stores to a defined call schedule, whilst providing telephone support to all other stores on the area.

· To increase distribution of the Aquatics Own-Brands by SKU into as many stores as possible, both on Area 82 and all other areas.

· To create promotions each period for Pet People Magazine and for the BDM’s to offer in-call

Secondary Sales Objectives:

· Supporting the Business Development Managers – Pet in stores via phone support and in-person visits.

· Supporting the National Account Manager in Pets at Home, driving distribution and range extension.

· Driving the Aquatics range in Just 4 Pets to have as many SKU’s in as many stores as possible.

· Working with Customer Services and Credit Control in Gamston to provide solutions and assistance to Aquatics customers.

· Finds and opens new accounts drawing from competitor stores and from new store openings.

· Solves customers queries and follows through promises made to achieve a high Net Promoter Score.

· Helps consumers with any damages or warranty claims.

Secondary Marketing Objectives:

· Creating the Aquazine 4 times annually, including completing the template, case studies and promotions that are different to regular Pet People offers.

· Managing the reprinting of out-of-stock PDS POS within budget.

· Designing new POS with PDS and marketing as needed.

Other areas of influence / management:

· Working with Operations to manage any delivery issues.

· Liaising with Wholesale Partners to confirm ranges, NPD and pricing with annual meetings.

· Managing the Maidenhead Aquatics relationship.

· Saki-Hikari Dealer Programme.

· Aquatics Trade Shows and Events.

· Own-Brand Pricing.

Main KPI’s:

· Sales vs Previous Year

· Sales vs Budget

· GM vs Budget

· Conversion rate (Visited vs Ordered)

· Distribution of Own Brands

· NPS results

Competencies:

· Face to Face selling, with experience of the steps of the call and ability to close sales

· Telesales – selling remotely to customers via the phone

· Ability to prioritise workload to determine the most effective use of time.

· Absorbs information quickly and identifies key opportunities from data.

· Manages own call file to make best use of distance vs return.

· Handles objections to reassure customers at speed.

· Able to be pragmatic and capable when dealing with the unexpected.

· Driven, resilient and resourceful when coping with daily demands and plans.

· Practices outstanding Customer Service and manages relationships.

· Demonstrates affinity for our core values.

· Can use tablet and laptop and MS Office suite as needed, delivering presentations and data to colleagues and customers.

Education Level:

· Ideally BTEC HND or equivalent

Pay and Benefits:

· Full/Part time, permanent role, Annual salary – Competitive + OTE Bonus

· 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday with some weekend work (5/7 days)

· Training and Development

· Workplace Wellbeing Initiative

· Profit related pay based on company profits

· 23 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

· Pension Scheme after 2 months

· Access to Wagestream

· Instant access to a free, 24/7, confidential GP service for all Pedigree colleagues and their family

· BUPA healthcare after 3 months

· Life insurance after 3 months

· Long service awards

· Company sick pay scheme

· Staff discount on Pet Products after 3 months

· Cycle to work scheme

· Annual flu jabs

· Onsite staff parking with electric charge points – Gamston site only