Commercial Manager - Major Retailer
* Market leading branded food business
* The role offers hybrid working
* Up to £65k + car allow + 25% bonus + benefits.
Alexander Steele Recruitment are working with a market leading branded food manufacturing business. The business leads the their category, supplying all UK Major Retailers.
Joining us as a Commercial Manager you'll lead on the execution of the customer business plan to achieve and exceed annual targets. You’ll do this by utilising category and consumer insight to achieve key business targets and be accountable for the planning and delivery of a profitable growth plan with your customer.
This is a key role within the wider commercial sales team and you’ll manage a broad portfolio of branded products for the business.
* Building partnerships with stakeholders to develop, manage & execute Joint Business Plans to achieve both your own and the customer’s Sales, Profit & Share targets. (Full P&L ownership)
* Work with internal & external customers to secure best in class visibility of our Brands.
* Ownership of the promotional strategy – utilising best practise in bringing together all brands across categories to deliver the best offer for the Customer, Consumer and the business.
* Monitoring portfolio effectiveness via the company tool kit / reporting system and feed learnings into the category, RGM, customer marketing and customer finance teams.
* Own the day-to-day commercial relationship with the Buyers in your respective categories - this will also include some exposure to Senior Buying managers, and Category Directors.
About you…
We’re looking for a National Account Manager who has experience of managing a national Top 4 retailer within a blue chip FMCG organisation. You’ll have a track record of maintaining and improving business relationships with those major customers, more then used to formulating and reviewing detailed business plans. We look for people who are focused on getting results, embrace learning and bring positive energy, combining initiative with a sense of teamwork and collaboration.
What we can offer you…
We’re on an exceptional adventure and offer a truly purpose led career and we aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future.