Commercial Manager - Fresh Produce in Maidstone, Kent

Energy Jobline CVL; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Fresh Produce supplier in Maidstone is looking for a Commercial Manager to enhance their key retail accounts. This role involves building relationships, managing product categories, and achieving sales targets. The ideal candidate will have experience in a commercial role within the Fresh Produce sector and a strong customer service focus. Competitive salary and benefits are provided.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to work within a demanding environment.
• Experience in managing key retail customer accounts.
• Positive and confident approach to commercial challenges.
• Fresh Produce experience, ideally within a Fruit category.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service

Commercial awareness

Relationship management

Sales management

Product category management

Job description

Job Overview

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

Location: Kent

Salary; Competitive, dependent on experience + Benefits

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