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Commercial Manager

  • Location:

    Bury St Edmunds

  • Sector:

    Food Manufacturing

  • Salary:

    £55000 - £60000 per annum + £6,000 Car Allowance

  • Contact:

    Jordan Waobikeze

  • Job ref:

    JW00020022

  • Published:

    14 days ago

  • Client:

    ClientDrop

Title: Commercial Manager
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 + £6,000 Car Allowance
Location: Home-based with travel to customers
Sector: Food Manufacturing

This is a high-impact role where you'll manage top-tier retail customers (Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose, Aldi), drive profitable growth, and play a central part in shaping the commercial future of the business.

The client have a strong foothold in the retailers and have an established infrastructure to lean on from an umbrella corporation that affords consistent supply chains, constant supply and a commercial potential that's only limited by your ability to deliver.

If you're looking for the next chapter in your career - this could be a great option for you.

Role responsibilities:

Reporting to the Group Commercial Lead, your responsibilities will include:

  • Managing all aspects of the sales and service relationship with key retailers

  • Growing revenue and profit within selected accounts

  • Leading forecasting, budgeting, and promotional planning

  • Securing new listings and expanding store distribution

  • Feeding into the NPD pipeline and innovation plans

Key candidate criteria:

  • Proven experience in retail account management within Food Manufacturing - 5+ years.

  • A chilled meat background would be a plus.
  • Strong understanding of the UK grocery retail landscape

  • Commercially savvy with sharp negotiation skills

  • Highly proficient with Excel and PowerPoint

  • Flexibility to travel across the UK to meet customers and internal teams

If you're interested in being in consideration for the above - apply now.

If successfully screened - Jordan from MorePeople will be in touch to discuss your application further and potential next steps.