Commercial Manager - Fresh Produce

Tailor Made Resources; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Fresh Produce supplier in Maidstone is seeking a motivated Commercial Manager to enhance customer satisfaction and manage key retail accounts. The successful candidate will foster strong relationships, achieving sales and service targets in a dynamic environment. Experience in Fresh Produce, especially within the Fruit category, is preferred. This role offers a competitive salary dependent on experience and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to work within a demanding environment while maintaining high customer service.
• Experience in comparable roles managing retail customer accounts.
• Confident and passionate about commercial activities.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with key commercial contacts.
• Ensure commercial expectations and outstanding service levels.
• Manage and develop large product categories with retail customers.
• Achieve sales, volumes, and service targets.

Skills

Ability to maintain high customer service

Experience managing key retail accounts

Positive and commercially driven approach

Fresh Produce experience

Job description

We currently offer a fantastic opportunity to join a successful Fresh Produce supplier, who are at the forefront of their product categories within the industry, supplying UK Retailers with the best produce from Worldwide Growers. As Commercial Manager, this position is a fundamental part of the successful supply of product to key customers.

The successful Commercial Manager will work closely with the senior team to meet customer demand and offer & deliver the highest standard of customer satisfaction to key retail accounts. This is a pivotal position at a crucial and exciting time and offers a commercially driven individual the opportunity to become part of the passionate commercial team and support the success of the business going forward.

Responsibilities

• Build honest and strong relationships with key commercial contacts, offering market leading category management
• Work as part of the team to ensure commercial expectations are met with outstanding service levels achieved
• Manage and develop large product categories with retail customers
• Manage and achieve sales, volumes, and service targets

Requirements

• Ability to work within a demanding environment, whilst maintaining a high level of customer service
• Experience gained within a comparable role, having managed key retail customer accounts
• Confident, passionate, commercially driven individual, with a positive approach
• Fresh Produce experience, ideally within a Fruit category

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is seeking a comparable role or an individual who is now seeking their next step within a commercially focused career.

Location: Kent

Salary; Competitive, dependent on experience + Benefits