Applegreen Trading Administrator

Role Introduction:

Applegreen is in a rapid growth phase and is seeking to onboard a Trading Administrator who will be part of our Commerical team supporting the ROI business.

The role will report directly into the Head of Trading and will be based in the Group headquarter office in Park West, Dublin.

It is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to excel. The successful candidate will be a confident people person who can fit into Applegreen seamlessly and adopt a hands-on approach to their role.

Key Responsibilities:

As Applegreen expands, the responsibilities will evolve and change over time. The core responsibilities will centre around the following areas:

• Creating purchase orders
• Sourcing product information for ranges
• Create efficient processes
• Maintain internal systems
• Report generating as directed by the Head of Trading
• General support and other administration duties for the trading team

The Candidate should have the following:

Qualifications, experience & skills

• Minimum 2-3 years administration experience
• Retail experience required
• High proficiency in all Microsoft Office software also essential (Excel, PPT)
• Strong academics, business related Degree an advantage.

• Power BI or equivalent beneficial

• SAP experience advantageous

• Experience within a convenience FMCG retail environment also advantageous

• Build strong relationships with all internal stakeholders

• Energetic and enthusiastic with a desire to achieve success

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels

• Strong ownership of tasks

• Takes new challenges and works on own initiative

Additional Key Skills & Attributes:

• A dynamic individual who adapts well to change and can thrive in a rapidly growing organisation that continues to evolve.

• Proven track record of delivering to tight deadlines.

• A highly organised individual with ability to plan and prioritise workloads effectively for maximum impact and adapt around changing priorities as required.

• Ability to execute directly at high quality and pace.

• Excellent drive, enthusiasm and commitment and a keen interest in developing a career in Applegreen.

• A ‘can do’ attitude and a positive solution focused mindset.

• Demonstrate strong analytical capability to interpret and challenge data and to interrogate financial systems.

• Has strong commercial acumen and a focus on delivering value to the business.

• Be a self-starter, and also be able to work collaboratively as a member of a highly interdependent team across many parts of Applegreen.

• Is resilient and calm under pressure.

• Has sound judgement and objective logical decision-making skills

Willing to travel ad hoc if require

Potential for further development and growth within the Trading team

About Applegreen

Established in 1992, Applegreen is a leading convenience roadside retailer in the Republic of Ireland, the UK and the US in both large-scale Motorway Service Areas and Travel Plazas, as well as smaller petrol stations. The business has grown to over €3BN in annual revenue, operating over 610 forecourt sites internationally and employing over 14,000 people. Our products and services include large scale food and beverage operations, convenience stores, roadside refuelling including electric vehicle channels, in addition to a number of other ancillary business lines for example our hotels and gaming business in Welcome Break and our commercial fuel and airline refuelling business. We partner with a large number of high-quality international brands in each market including Starbucks, Burger King, Subway, Greggs, KFC, 7-Eleven, Chopstix, Freshii etc in addition to our own proprietary Bakewell brand. In 2021 Applegreen moved from a PLC to a private ownership company structure in partnership with Blackstone Infrastructure Partners.

At Applegreen, it’s our people that make us a success. We collaborate as a growing international business, while ensuring locally led high performing teams in each of our regions. Each region has distinct elements in its culture while operating within a Group culture that is built around a clear employee proposition considering the needs of all our people. There is a strong entrepreneurial culture in the business which is driven by the founders who started the business more than 25 years ago and are still closely involved with the business today.

Applegreen prides itself on our commitment to charity and the community and the company established a large-scale charity fund in 2009. Every time a customer makes a shop and & fuel or a shop-only purchase, the company donates 1c to the Applegreen Charitable Fund. We are currently proudly supporting Pieta House, Enable Ireland, Irish Youth Foundation (Applegreen Blossom Fund) & FoodCloud.