Group Commercial Development Manager

Advocate Group; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Monster Energy, based at Monster House in Uxbridge, seeks a Group Commercial Development Senior Manager to drive growth across Western Europe. You will lead cross-functional projects, build capabilities, and partner with the bottling network to elevate commercial performance across channels.

The role emphasizes strategic development, ROI measurement, and the rollout of sales tools and shopper marketing initiatives. A strong change-management mindset and stakeholder influence are essential.

Qualifications

• Project management experience in commercial, business development or shopper marketing environments.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; able to manage ambiguity and complexity.
• Experience leading change programmes.
• Commercial and analytical mindset with ability to translate challenges into practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic commercial development projects across Western Europe, from roadmap through delivery and ROI measurement.
• Drive commercial innovation including field sales platforms, digital tools, shopper marketing, and e-commerce.
• Evaluate internal/external best practices, build business cases for future investment.
• Partner with Channel Development, Commercial Insights and Category Development to integrate shopper/category thinking.
• Build frameworks, tools and training to raise commercial capability across markets.
• Lead change and communication plans to gain stakeholder buy-in and remove barriers to implementation.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Commercial/analytical mindset

Job description

Group Commercial Development Senior Manager, Western Europe

Monster Energy | Uxbridge, UK

Monster Energy is one of the biggest names in energy drinks globally, and their Western Europe commercial team is looking for a Group Commercial Development Senior Manager to help drive the next phase of growth.

This is a genuinely exciting one. You will be at the centre of how Monster builds commercial capability across Western Europe, working cross functionally with Commercial Development, Channel Development, Commercial Insights, Category Development, Capability Development, Sales, Marketing, IT and their bottling partner. If you love turning strategic ideas into real, measurable commercial outcomes, this is your kind of role.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Senior Director, Group Commercial Development, you will identify, develop and deliver strategic commercial projects and capabilities that accelerate growth across the region. You will act as an internal growth catalyst, spotting opportunities to improve commercial effectiveness, field execution, shopper engagement and planning capability, then leading those initiatives from concept through to implementation.

You will also build a strong working relationship with Monster's bottling partner, educating and exciting them about the energy category opportunity across every channel.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Leading strategic commercial development projects across Western Europe, from roadmap and governance through to delivery and ROI measurement.
• Driving commercial innovation including field sales engagement platforms, digital sales tools, shopper marketing innovation, customer engagement tools and e-commerce development.
• Scanning internal and external best practice, evaluating new technologies and processes, and building business cases for future investment.
• Partnering closely with Channel Development, Commercial Insights and Category Development to bring shopper and category thinking into every project.
• Building the frameworks, tools and training that raise commercial capability across markets.
• Leading change and communication plans that get stakeholders bought in and remove barriers to implementation.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Strong project management expertise, ideally gained in commercial, business development or shopper marketing environments.
• A track record of cross functional leadership and excellent stakeholder management.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, and the ability to manage ambiguity and complexity.
• Experience leading change programmes.
• A commercial, analytical mindset with the ability to translate business challenges into practical solutions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the most iconic brands in FMCG at a genuinely pivotal moment for their Western Europe business. Based at Monster House, Uxbridge.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.