Commercial Strategy Manager

Page Executive; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Pension scheme

Hybrid work pattern

Job summary

Page Executive is recruiting for a high-impact Commercial Strategy Manager to shape the long-term strategy in a global FMCG environment. You will partner with the Commercial VP and Sales Leadership to define category narratives, growth stories, and operating plans, guiding complex decisions with executive-ready storytelling.

You'll lead cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, govern the roadmap, and balance risks with investments while staying attuned to consumer trends and competitive moves

Qualifications

• Consulting-grade problem structuring and hypothesis testing.
• Ability to influence Directors/VPs with clear paths forward.
• Executive storytelling that informs decisions at C-suite level.
• Bias to delivery with accountability for commercial impact.
• Curiosity across industries, markets and categories.

Responsibilities

• Lead priority commercial initiatives end-to-end from diagnosis to delivery and measurement.
• Own governance, portfolio management and an integrated roadmap with milestones and risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver tangible commercial outcomes.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Analytical skills

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

• A high impact strategy role within the heart of a Commercial function.
• You'll shape the long-term commercial strategy for an FMCG blue chip!

About Our Client

A global FMCG organisation, established and successful footing within ambient food. Highly recognisable range of brands that live in consumers daily lives!

Job Description

Shape the commercial strategy

• Partner with the Commercial VP and Sales Leadership Team as a trusted advisor on the most complex and ambiguous commercial questions.
• Lead the long-term and short-term commercial planning processes - growth outlook, sub-channel strategy, annual operating plan.
• Own the strategic outputs that define the commercial narrative: category strategy, customer narratives, and the growth story.

Drive strategic initiatives from concept to impact

• Lead priority commercial initiatives end-to-end, from diagnosis and business case through to delivery and measurement.
• Own the governance, portfolio management, and integrated roadmap: milestones, risks, resources, and investment.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure tangible commercial outcomes, not just strategic recommendations.

Be the strategic go-to for Commercial Leadership

• Build the strategic storyline for internal and external forums.
• Act as a chief of staff to the VP of Sales, handling high-priority, time-sensitive requests with precision and judgement.
• Maintain a sharp external lens: consumer trends, competitive moves, macroeconomic and geopolitical shifts that shape the commercial agenda.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Commercial Strategy Manager will have:

• Consulting-grade problem structuring - frame problems clearly, test hypotheses rigorously, and land on a "so what" that drives action.
• Comfort in ambiguity with senior stakeholders - you can walk into a room of Directors and VPs with a half-formed problem and leave with a clear path forward.
• Storytelling that drives decisions - you translate analysis into compelling, executive-ready narratives that shift the conversation.
• Bias to delivery - you don't just recommend; you own outcomes. You hold yourself accountable for commercial impact, not just strategic output.
• Intellectual curiosity - you stay on top of what's happening externally as much as inside it. You bring fresh thinking from other industries, markets, and categories.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm or an FMCG in-house strategy / commercial excellence team.
• Strong commercial and strategic judgement.
• Proven ability to influence and operate credibly with senior leaders (Director / VP level and above).
• Outstanding analytical skills and structured problem-solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including executive presentations for C-suite audiences.
• Ability to lead complex, cross-functional agendas autonomously in a matrixed organisation.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary, grading dependent on the level of experience.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Attractive pension scheme.
• Hybrid working pattern - 2-3 days in Berkshire

As an inclusive recruiter we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences. If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, we'll work with you to ensure you can perform at your best.