Interim Fresh and Frozen Strategy Lead

B&M Retail; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-store discounts

Wide range of retail and hospitality partner discounts

Job summary

B&M Retail in Liverpool is seeking an experienced retail leader to oversee a strategic review of their Fresh and Frozen categories. This role will involve defining the future strategy, evaluating store operations, and presenting recommendations to senior leadership.

Ideal candidates will have significant experience in grocery or convenience retail sectors, strong analytical capabilities, and proven stakeholder management skills. A competitive benefits package is offered, including in-store discounts.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in grocery or convenience retail.
• Proven experience in leading strategic reviews and transformation programmes.
• Ability to translate insights into practical execution plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic review of Fresh and Frozen categories.
• Define the future role within the B&M store format.
• Evaluate store layout, pricing, and promotional approach.
• Assess supply chain and operational execution for improvements.
• Conduct competitor benchmarking across UK sectors.
• Present strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Experience in Fresh and Frozen food retail

Understanding of UK grocery retail operations

Strong commercial and analytical capability

Stakeholder management

Ability to operate in fast-paced environments

Job description

B&M is undertaking a significant strategic review of its Fresh and Frozen proposition across the UK store estate and is seeking an experienced retail leader or consultant to lead this high-profile programme. Working alongside the senior leadership team, this role will define the future strategy, operating model, and customer proposition for Fresh and Frozen categories, helping shape a scalable and commercially compelling offer across the business.

This assignment will involve a comprehensive end-to-end review of category performance, customer proposition, store layout, supply chain, and operational execution. The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking with hands‑on retail expertise to deliver pragmatic, data‑led recommendations and a clear roadmap for implementation. Experience across grocery, discount, convenience, or food retail environments will be highly valuable.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a strategic review of B&M’s Fresh and Frozen categories, assessing proposition, performance, and operational effectiveness
• Define the future role of Fresh & Frozen within the B&M store format, including customer mission, category strategy, and value proposition
• Evaluate store space allocation, layout principles, range architecture, pricing, and promotional approach
• Assess supply chain, replenishment, fulfilment, waste management, and operational execution to identify improvement opportunities
• Conduct competitor benchmarking across UK discount, convenience, and value grocery sectors while leveraging expertise from Heron Foods
• Develop and present strategic recommendations, implementation roadmaps, and supporting business cases to senior leadership stakeholders

What We Are Looking For

• Significant experience within Fresh and/or Frozen food retail categories, ideally within grocery, discount, or convenience retail
• Strong understanding of UK grocery retail operations, supply chains, and category economics
• Proven experience leading strategic reviews, transformation programmes, or operating model redesign initiatives
• Strong commercial and analytical capability with the ability to translate insight into practical execution plans
• Credible stakeholder manager with experience influencing senior leaders across commercial, operations, and supply chain functions
• Pragmatic, collaborative, and delivery-focused, with the ability to operate effectively in fast‑paced and ambiguous environments

We offer a competitive benefits package, including discounts in-store and with a wide range of retail and hospitality partners. Check out our full benefits here - https://careers.bmstores.co.uk/our-bm-benefits/

B&M Retail are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment for all colleagues.