Alexander Steele Recruitment
Commercial Director
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Commercial Director
London | Six-Figure Salary + Bonus + Executive Benefits
Build a Brand. Shape the Future. Leave Your Legacy.
This is not your typical Commercial Director role.
We're exclusively partnering with an ambitious, founder-led consumer brand that's on the cusp of significant UK retail expansion. With a fantastic product, growing consumer demand, and major ambitions, the business is now looking for an exceptional Commercial Director to help take the brand from challenger status to household name.
If you've successfully opened doors with major retailers, built lasting buyer relationships, and know what it takes to scale an FMCG brand, this is a rare opportunity to become one of the driving forces behind an exciting growth story.
The Opportunity
Working directly alongside the Founders, you'll take ownership of the UK commercial strategy while remaining fully hands-on in execution.
From securing national retail listings and negotiating commercial agreements to developing key accounts and identifying new routes to market, you'll play a pivotal role in accelerating the brand's growth across the UK.
This is a role for someone who loves winning new business, thrives on building relationships, and enjoys rolling up their sleeves to make things happen.
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What You'll Be Doing
- Develop and execute the UK retail growth strategy.
- Secure new national retail listings across grocery, convenience, specialist retail, health & wellness, and e-commerce.
- Build and leverage relationships with buyers and key decision-makers.
- Lead retailer presentations, commercial negotiations, and listing submissions.
- Own the full sales journey from prospecting through to launch and ongoing account management.
- Drive account growth through promotional planning, range reviews, and distribution expansion.
- Build a high-value commercial pipeline and identify new market opportunities.
- Partner closely with the Founder to help shape the next stage of the company's growth.
We're Looking For
You'll be an ambitious commercial leader with a proven track record of scaling FMCG brands within UK retail.
You'll ideally have:
- Experience securing listings with major UK retailers.
- Existing relationships with buyers across grocery, convenience, specialist retail, health & wellness, or foodservice.
- Strong experience managing and growing national retail accounts.
- A background within FMCG, ideally snacks, functional foods, nutrition, supplements, confectionery, or other impulse categories.
- Outstanding negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- An entrepreneurial mindset with the energy to thrive in a fast-growing founder-led business.
- A passion for building brands rather than simply managing accounts.
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Why This Opportunity?
- Six-figure salary plus performance-related bonus.
- Executive benefits package.
- Hybrid working with a London Victoria office base.
- Work directly alongside an ambitious Founder.
- Join at a pivotal stage of the company's growth.
- Genuine opportunity to shape the commercial future of a rapidly scaling consumer brand.
- Build something you'll be proud of.
This isn't a role for someone looking to inherit a mature commercial function.
It's for someone who wants to create one.
If you're excited by the challenge of taking an emerging FMCG brand into major UK retail and making a lasting commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion, please apply or get in touch directly with Giuseppe Leo on 07857 348079 or email him confidentially at Giuseppe.Leo@alexandersteele.com
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