Going into this you need to have a clear and confident understanding of your value, given you are in this situation and ready to approach the conversation means you more than likely do know your worth! However, having confidence in yourself and your abilities is extremely valuable, but in this circumstance, it is important to remain grounded and realistic at the same time.
With that said, taking time to research the market can help provide you with a realistic guideline and comparison of relevant salary averages. Doing so will help put you one step ahead as it shows you have collected solid evidence to back up your request, plus this data will be very valuable to help give you leverage when starting the negotiation.
You can find this information by looking on job boards such as indeed and internal company job pages via their website. When doing your research, you could take it one step further and narrow the search right down to your local area for a more specific result.
Another method you could use is through our very own 2022 FMCG Salary guide, a newly released guide specifically to help you benchmark your salary against others. FREE DOWNLOAD.