Commercial Manager

The Compleat Food Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Commercial Manager to oversee key retail partnerships and drive category growth. The role involves full P&L ownership, requiring strong FMCG knowledge and experience in a B2B setting. Frequent national travel is required, averaging 2-3 days per week, with opportunities to shape and influence business strategies. This is an exciting chance to impact a fast-evolving industry.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• Must have strong working knowledge of FMCG.
• Experience in a B2B role with P&L accountability is essential.
• High levels of ownership, autonomy, and resilience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the relationship with a key retail partner.
• Drive initiatives from concept to execution for category growth.
• Own P&L for defined categories.

Skills

Strong working knowledge of FMCG

B2B customer-facing role experience

High levels of ownership and autonomy

Results-focused

Attention to detail

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Commercial Manager

c. £55k + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits

Multiple UK Locations | National Travel Required

The Opportunity

Join one of the UK’s most dynamic and fast‑growing food businesses. The Compleat Food Group is a £1bn+ turnover, award‑winning, private label and branded fresh & frozen food manufacturer, partnering long‑term with major grocery retailers, foodservice operators and FMCG customers across the UK and Europe.

With 15+ UK sites, a broad network of European partners, and innovation at the heart of everything we do, this is a unique chance to influence, shape and drive category growth within a consumer‑centric, category‑led organisation committed to creating food to feel good.

The Role

As Commercial Manager, you will play a critical, high‑visibility role within a cross‑functional team, managing the relationship with one of our largest and most strategic retail partners.

You will have ownership of key categories across both branded and private label, driving initiatives from concept to execution to deliver profitable, sustainable growth. This is a role with genuine autonomy and accountability, offering:

• Full P&L ownership of defined categories
• Responsibility for strategic planning, delivery and ongoing optimisation
• Exposure to broader business initiatives across a fast‑paced, acquisitive group
• The opportunity to influence, shape and grow within an evolving FMCG environment
• Support from a collaborative team committed to your development

If you want to make real impact in a business that rewards drive, curiosity and commercial excellence, this is the ideal platform.

About You

Must‑haves:

• Strong working knowledge of FMCG
• Experience in a B2B, customer‑facing role with P&L accountability
• High levels of ownership, autonomy, and resilience
• Authentic, dynamic and results‑focused
• Exceptional attention to detail
• A collaborative mindset and strong team player

Desirable:

• Experience working with Top 4 UK Grocery retailers
• Exposure to both brand and private label
• Understanding of category growth principles
• Experience managing end‑to‑end NPD/EPD cycles

Location & Travel

You must be commutable to one of the following: Clitheroe, Crewe, Market Drayton, Ebbw Vale, Nottingham, Redhill (Surrey), Milton Keynes.

This role requires regular national travel, averaging 2–3 days per week away from home, typically 1 overnight stay per week. Expect frequent travel to Central London, Redhill (Surrey), Nottingham, and wider UK locations.

About The Compleat Food Group

At The Compleat Food Group, we’re proud to be a food business built on purpose and passion. Formed in 2021, we’re on a mission to create Food to Feel Good – great quality, tasty and affordable food that people love to eat.

We’re home to some of the UK’s most exciting and loved food brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Pork Farms, Wrights, The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co., unearthed, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, Palace Culture, and Harvey & Brockless. Alongside our branded portfolio, we’re a leading supplier of delicious own‑label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, added‑value egg products, continental meats, dips and sauces and plant‑based food to the UK’s major retailers, as well as across foodservice.

With over 6,000 talented colleagues across 17 sites, and an annual turnover of £1.3bn, we’re united by a shared ambition to shape the future of food for the better.

We are backed by European private equity firm PAI Partners.