Commercial Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); East Midlands, Leicester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading family-owned business as a Commercial Manager, where you'll manage key retailer accounts, develop sales strategies, and coach team members. Enjoy a supportive environment with competitive salary, health benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Health and Wellbeing

Growth and Development

Enhanced Pension

Discounts on everyday purchases

Supportive and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Multiple retail chilled experience, ideally with Co-op.
• Experience delivering presentations.

Responsibilities

• Manage key retailer accounts to grow and develop sales.
• Develop robust sales forecasts for industry-leading service levels.
• Coach and develop team members.

Skills

Negotiation

Relationship Building

Data Analysis

Education

Relevant qualification in Commercial roles

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

Join Our Family at Samworth Brothers!

At Samworth Brothers, We do Good Things with Great Food! We love our food and our people. Join us and be part of something special, where your work truly matters.

About Us

We are a family owned business with an aim of being a long term force for good. We want to make a difference to our People, our Communities and the Planet. Our values are:

• We Make Things Happen: We are proactive and focused on solutions.
• We Take Pride: We deliver high-quality products and services.
• We Are a Family: We support and celebrate each other.

What You'll Do

As a Commercial Manager, you'll be at the heart of our team. Your role will include:

• Managing key retailer accounts (Coop) to build relationships, grow and develop sales, support on negotiations and align customer and business strategy.
• Work with colleagues to ensure that viable products are developed that will deliver for the consumer and customer whilst meeting or exceeding Samworth Brothers' financial requirements.
• Develop robust sales forecasts to deliver industry-leading service levels.
• Review and report on the success of each launch or promotion to learn lessons and feed into future activity.
• Coach and develop other team members to enable them to learn from your experience.

Your work as a Commercial Manager will help us bring joy to our customers with exceptional food.

What you will need

There is a right role for everyone and we want to set you up for success. For the Commercial Manager role, we are looking for the following key skills and experience:

• Multiple retail chilled experience, ideally Co-op.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Able to make persuasive negotiations with data and influencing skills.
• Relevant qualification or experience within Commercial roles.
• Experience of relationship building and delivery of presentations.

What We Offer

Our people are our greatest asset. We provide a supportive and rewarding environment with:

• Competitive Salary: Reflective of your skills and experience and reviewed each year.
• Health and Wellbeing: Comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs.
• Growth and Development: Opportunities for career progression across our whole business.
• An Enhanced Pension: To enable you to save with our help towards your retirement.
• Discounts where it counts: We offer discounts on everyday purchases, days out, and holidays through our benefit platform. We also work closely with The Company Shop where you can benefit as a member.
• Family Feel: A supportive and inclusive culture.

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high-quality own-label products for many of the UK's best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company, and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers, we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as opportunities to progress your career with us. We are family, and we invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money to provide employment. If in doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.