Commercial Manager

Morepeople 01780; Bury St Edmunds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company is seeking a Commercial Manager to oversee relationships with major retailers and drive profitable growth. The role involves strategic management, negotiation, and collaboration across teams, offering a unique opportunity for career advancement in a dynamic sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in retail account management within Food Manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of the UK grocery retail landscape.
• Flexibility to travel across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage sales and service relationships with key retailers.
• Grow revenue and profit within selected accounts.
• Lead forecasting, budgeting, and promotional planning.
• Secure new listings and expand store distribution.
• Feed into NPD pipeline and innovation plans.

Skills

Account Management

Negotiation

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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.