Principal Manager, Personal & Home Care (Hybrid)

WOODSTOCK RECRUITMENT LIMITED; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodstock Recruitment Limited is assisting in recruiting a Local Principal Manager for the Personal & Home Care sector in West Yorkshire. You will manage principal supplier relationships across the UK & Ireland, working with sales, technical, regulatory and marketing teams to drive growth and portfolio expansion.

The role emphasizes developing new principal opportunities, strategic growth, and collaboration with regional colleagues to support supplier performance reviews and market initiatives.

Qualifications

• BSc in chemistry or related field is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Personal & Home Care ingredients or related markets.
• Supplier and business development experience required, ideally international or multi-market.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, grow and develop assigned principals in UK and Ireland Personal & Home Care.
• Identify and develop new principal opportunities and maintain a sales pipeline.
• Drive business development with UK/Ireland commercial teams for principals and segments.
• Develop and execute business plans for principals, including growth programmes and launches.
• Coordinate pricing, offers, product documentation and forecasts with internal teams and principals.
• Track performance, pipelines, and opportunities; report to regional managers.
• Collaborate across Sales, Technical, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory and Marketing.

Skills

Supplier development

Business development

Technical sales

Relationship management

Education

BSc in Chemistry

Job description

Woodstock Recruitment Limited is assisting in recruiting a Local Principal Manager for the Personal & Home Care sector in West Yorkshire. You will manage principal supplier relationships across the UK & Ireland, working with sales, technical, regulatory and marketing teams to drive growth and portfolio expansion.

The role emphasizes developing new principal opportunities, strategic growth, and collaboration with regional colleagues to support supplier performance reviews and market initiatives.