Senior Commercial Manager

NOVUS Recruitment; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager in the FMCG sector, with a salary range of £85-95k plus benefits. This home-based role focuses on managing key customer accounts with an emphasis on relationship building and strategic growth. Candidates should possess significant experience in the FMCG or food sector and strong commercial and financial acumen. This position offers autonomy and visibility within the business, catering to ambitious professionals eager for development.

Benefits

Car allowance

Competitive package

Qualifications

• Experienced Senior Commercial or National Account Manager in FMCG or food sector.
• Demonstrate commercial and financial acumen.
• Experience with major retailers is required.
• Understanding of category insights to drive commercial plans.
• Able to create and communicate commercial business plans.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with an experienced Commercial Director.
• Manage strategic customer accounts focusing on relationships and growth.
• Delivering and presenting commercial business plans.
• Autonomous role with a focus on future growth.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Financial acumen

Relationship management

Communication skills

Team leadership

Category insight understanding

Job description

Senior Commercial Manager

85-95k plus Car Allowance and package - Home based

Bristol

We are working with a successful food manufacturer that is looking for a Senior Commercial Manager with further potential for development. Is that you? Working closely with an engaged and collaborative Commercial Director this role would work on strategic customer accounts focusing on relationships, growth and innovation. The Commercial team have a one team approach and there is a strong support network with all team members.

A company in growth with excellent presence in its sector. Ambitious plans to continue its momentum with strategic progression and increased category innovation and presence.

More on the role

• Working with customers with longevity and well-developed trust.
• Leadership from an engaged and collaborative Commercial director.
• Team focussed commercial function with a positive, inclusive culture.
• High profile account so an opportunity for real visibility within the business covering multiple on trend product categories.
• The main point of contact with the customers as well as working cross functionally within the business.
• Delivering and presenting commercial business plans.
• Involvement in future growth projections for the near future.
• A role with autonomy to deliver.
• Contract - home-based.

Am ambitious business with success and growth supplying all the major multiples. It has attracted outstanding talent across all disciplines who are keen to develop their career in this forward thinking, fast paced environment. Strategically focussed on further expansion, the future will involve projects, product innovation and further development strong relationships with the retailers.

The successful candidate

• Experienced/Senior Commercial or National Account Manager in the FMCG or food sector.
• Able to demonstrate commercial and financial acumen.
• Experience gained working with the major retailers.
• Category and insight understanding driving strong commercial plans aligned with the customer.
• Able to put together commercial business plans and communicate these with the wider business.
• FMCG or food industry background essential.

For more information on this Commercial role send your CV to Colette in the Novus team.