Home-Based Commercial Manager – Logistics Growth

Royal Den Hartogh Logistics; Immingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Excellent pension

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Job summary

Royal Den Hartogh Logistics is seeking a commercially driven Commercial Manager to drive growth across an assigned UK region within our Liquid Food business. This home-based role involves weekly travel to offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Immingham, collaborating with Pricing, Operations and the wider commercial team to secure new transport flows and expand our logistics network.

You will build lasting relationships with Logistics, Supply Chain and Plant Managers, identify opportunities, and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in a B2B commercial or sales role within logistics, supply chain, transport or a related industry.
• A proactive, hunter mentality with a proven ability to generate and win new business.
• A growing understanding of transport networks, logistics concepts and regional market dynamics.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify profitable opportunities.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication and negotiation skills.
• Experience working collaboratively across commercial and operational teams.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages would be an advantage.
• Willingness to travel regularly across assigned region.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and win new business opportunities across your assigned region.
• Build strong relationships with Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations and Plant Managers.
• Develop spot business opportunities and convert them into long-term customer partnerships.
• Identify backhaul opportunities and complementary transport flows that improve network efficiency and profitability.
• Maintain a healthy pipeline of commercial opportunities, supporting tenders and proposals where required.
• Work collaboratively with Operations and Pricing teams to develop commercially viable solutions.
• Share market intelligence, customer feedback and competitor insights to support regional growth plans.

Skills

Hunter mentality

Relationship building

Negotiation

Strategic selling

Market knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Fluent English

Travel willingness

Job description

Royal Den Hartogh Logistics is seeking a commercially driven Commercial Manager to drive growth across an assigned UK region within our Liquid Food business. This home-based role involves weekly travel to offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Immingham, collaborating with Pricing, Operations and the wider commercial team to secure new transport flows and expand our logistics network.

You will build lasting relationships with Logistics, Supply Chain and Plant Managers, identify opportunities, and