Pilgrim's Europe
Commercial Director, Commercial Director
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Location: Uxbridge, West London (Office-based)
Competitive Executive Salary And Excellent Benefits
Shape the future of one of Europe's leading food businesses.
At Pilgrim's Europe, we're passionate about delivering quality food that people trust. Supplying many of the UK's leading retailers, foodservice operators and food manufacturers, we're committed to innovation, sustainability and operational excellence across everything we do.
We're looking for an exceptional Commercial Director to join our senior leadership team based at our Uxbridge office. This is a high-impact leadership role for an experienced commercial leader who can shape strategy, strengthen customer partnerships and deliver sustainable, profitable growth.
The Opportunity
As Commercial Director, you'll lead the development and execution of our commercial strategy across key customer channels. You'll be responsible for growing revenue and profitability, strengthening strategic customer relationships and ensuring our commercial plans are fully aligned with our operational and business objectives.
Working closely with colleagues across Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing and Technical, you'll help shape the future direction of the business while creating long-term value for our customers and stakeholders.
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- Developing and delivering a clear commercial strategy that supports ambitious business growth.
- Building trusted executive-level relationships with major retail, foodservice and manufacturing customers.
- Leading strategic negotiations that deliver long-term value for both customers and the business.
- Driving profitable sales growth through effective pricing, portfolio management and customer planning.
- Leading, coaching and inspiring a high-performing commercial team.
- Identifying new market opportunities, customer growth strategies and innovation pipelines.
- Working collaboratively across the business to deliver outstanding customer service and operational excellence.
- Championing a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and commercial excellence.
About You
You'll be an accomplished senior commercial leader with a proven track record of delivering profitable growth within a complex FMCG or food manufacturing environment.
You'll Bring
- Significant experience leading commercial functions at a senior level.
- Experience within fresh food, pork, poultry, protein or chilled food manufacturing.
- Strong relationships and credibility with major UK retail customers.
- Outstanding negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven experience developing and implementing successful commercial strategies.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, including full P&L responsibility.
- A collaborative leadership style with a passion for developing high-performing teams.
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where visibility, collaboration and relationship-building are key to success.
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Why Join Pilgrim's Europe?
This is more than a leadership role—it's an opportunity to influence the future of one of Europe's largest food businesses.
You'll join an organisation that combines the scale of an international business with the agility to innovate, investing in its people, products and future. You will work alongside senior leaders in a collaborative environment where decisions are made together, ideas are shared openly, and strong relationships drive business success.
In return, we offer a competitive executive reward package, excellent benefits, genuine opportunities for career development and the chance to make a lasting impact within a market-leading business.
Ready to Lead the Future?
If you're a strategic commercial leader who enjoys working collaboratively, building high-performing teams and delivering exceptional results, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help shape the future of food with Pilgrim's Europe.
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