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Commercial Manager
Ready to Eat | Food to Go | Own Label
Wiltshire | On-site
Up to £85,000 + Bonus + Car Allowance
Looking for a role where you can genuinely influence innovation, customer strategy, and commercial growth?
We're partnering with one of the UK's leading food manufacturers to recruit a Commercial Manager into a fast-growing, innovation-led division.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of key customer relationships while helping shape the future of a category that continues to evolve through innovation and changing consumer demand. If you've built your career within Ready to Eat, Food to Go, or Own Label, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.
The Opportunity
Reporting into the Commercial Lead, you'll play a key role in driving commercial performance across an exciting and growing product portfolio.
Working closely with major retail customers and cross-functional teams, you'll be responsible for taking products from concept through to launch whilst delivering sustainable commercial growth.
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This is a highly visible role, partnering with teams across:
- Commercial
- Category
- NPD
- Operations
- Supply Chain
- Finance
You'll be at the heart of turning innovation into commercial success.
Responsibilities
- Develop and grow strategic retail customer relationships
- Lead commercial negotiations and customer meetings
- Manage the commercial delivery of innovation projects from concept through to launch
- Build pricing strategies and commercial proposals
- Deliver profitable sales growth across your customer portfolio
- Work cross-functionally to ensure successful product launches
- Analyse customer performance and identify growth opportunities
- Contribute to the wider commercial strategy of the business
About You
We're keen to speak with Commercial Managers, National Account Managers, or Senior National Account Managers who have experience within:
- Ready to Eat
- Food to Go
- Chilled Foods
- Own Label FMCG
You'll ideally have:
- Experience managing major UK retail accounts
- A strong understanding of product launches and commercialisation
- Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills
- The ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
- A commercially curious mindset with a passion for innovation
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Experience within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment would be highly advantageous.
The Package
- Up to £85,000 depending on experience
- Annual bonus
- Car allowance
- Pension and additional benefits
- Full-time, on-site role based in Wiltshire
Why Join?
This is a business that continues to invest heavily in innovation, product development, and commercial capability.
You'll join a collaborative team where you'll have genuine influence, work closely with senior leadership, and play a key role in delivering new products to some of the UK's biggest retail customers.
If you're looking for a commercially challenging role where your ideas and experience can genuinely make an impact, I'd love to hear from you.
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