Commercial Manager

MorePeople; Moulton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

10% bonus

Enhanced pension

Electric car scheme

Private healthcare

Death in service 3 x annual salary

33 days annual leave

Job summary

MorePeople partners with a growing ingredients business in Northamptonshire. The Commercial Manager will drive the commercial agenda, hit budgeted sales volumes, and manage cost and margin in line with the five-year plan.

You’ll deliver the customer strategy, build strong stakeholder relationships, and help position the company as the first choice supplier. You’ll lead a customer‑focused culture, ensuring the customer is at the heart of every decision, while driving profitability and long‑term

Qualifications

• Proven B2B sales experience with a track record of winning contracts.
• Strategic mindset with ability to translate insight into a sales plan.
• Excellent relationship building, negotiation and communication skills.
• Data-driven with ability to forecast sales performance and margins.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and proactive in a fast-moving environment.
• Decisive under pressure with sound judgement and integrity.
• Experience in growing businesses, customers and commercial behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial agenda and drive budgeted sales volume and margins.
• Deliver the customer strategy, build stakeholder relationships, and ensure great service.
• Position the company as the first choice supplier in the market.
• Center the business on a customer-focused culture while driving profitability.
• Ensure long-term strategic goals are achieved.

Skills

Sales leadership

Strategic thinking

Relationship building

Data-driven

Entrepreneurial mindset

Under pressure

Growth leadership

Job description

We're delighted to be partnering with a growing ingredients business based in Northamptonshire. They already have a fantastic reputation in the marker for quality and service, the company have a mnaufacturing site that has recieved signisifcant investment and a wide array of customers to it's name already.

The Role:

The Commercial Manager is accountable for developing and driving the commercial agenda for the company. The role will be required to achieve the budgeted sales volume, ensuring cost and margin management in line with the company 5 year plan. The role will be responsible for delivering the customer strategy, building strong enduring stakeholder relationships and ensuring exceptional customer service whilst building reputatio and establishing the companiy position as the first choice supplier in the market.

This position will be at the centre of leading a customer focused culture within the business, always ensuring the customer is at the heart of everything we do whilst driving profitability and achieving long term strategic goals.

What are they looking for?

• Proven B2B sales success. A self-starter with a track record of winning significant new contracts and scaling commercial opportunities.
• Commercially curious & strategic. Someone who spots market opportunities, understands competitive dynamics and can translate insight into a clear sales strategy.
• Exceptional relationship builder. Confident engaging at all levels, with strong listening, influencing, negotiation and communication skills.
• Data-led & commercially astute. Able to forecast realistically, understand sales and margin performance, and use insight to drive profitable growth.
• Entrepreneurial mindset hungry to succeed. Proactive in creating opportunities and comfortable taking ownership in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong under pressure decisive. Analytical and able to negotiate effectively while maintaining sound judgement and integrity.
• Growth-focused leader. Experienced in developing businesses, customers and high-performing commercial behaviours.

What's in it for you?

• A chance to join a business which will invest in your development, with a defined 5-year plan, who are growing at a rapid pace
• £5,000 car allowance + expenses for customer visits
• 10% bonus (Individual KPI's)
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Electric car scheme
• Private healthcare (Individual)
• Death in service 3 x annual salary
• 33 days annual leave