The Compleat Food Group
Commercial Manager
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Commercial Manager
Location: Nottingham (Hybrid working with travel to customer and manufacturing sites)
Salary: £45-50k + Car allowance + Bonus
Join The Compleat Food Group
At The Compleat Food Group, we're on a mission to become the UK's leading chilled prepared food company. We're a fast-paced, ambitious business, bringing together market-leading food brands and manufacturing expertise to deliver great products to some of the UK's biggest retailers.
We're looking for a commercially minded Commercial Manager to join our growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build their FMCG commercial career, working closely with Aldi and Lidl across a dynamic and fast-moving category. You'll gain exposure to customer management, category insights, product launches, and commercial strategy, while playing a key role in delivering growth for both our customers and our business.
The Opportunity
This role sits within a highly visible and fast-paced commercial team, supporting the management of key customer relationships and helping to drive sales growth across our Fried category, while also supporting Pastry and Outsourced product areas.
You'll work closely with customers and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities, deliver successful product launches, and ensure excellent commercial execution. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is analytical, proactive, relationship-focused, and ready to take the next step in their commercial career.
What You'll Be Doing
Customer & Commercial Management
- Support the delivery of joint business plans with Aldi and Lidl across key categories.
- Build strong day-to-day relationships with customer contacts.
- Prepare for customer meetings, performance reviews, innovation presentations, and events.
- Monitor sales performance, identifying commercial risks and growth opportunities.
- Prepare and submit daily supply reports.
- Support the account team in delivering excellent customer service and commercial performance.
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Category & Insight
- Analyse sales data, customer performance, and market trends.
- Identify opportunities to drive sales, profitability, and category growth.
- Support the development of category-led customer presentations and selling stories.
- Work closely with Category, NPD, and Development teams to create compelling customer propositions.
Project & Launch Management
- Support the successful launch of new products into Aldi and Lidl.
- Coordinate activity across Supply Chain, Finance, Category, Technical, and NPD teams.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time and to customer expectations.
Internal Collaboration
- Build strong relationships across the business.
- Support forecasting and demand planning activities.
- Work collaboratively to achieve service, sales, and growth objectives.
What We're Looking For
We're interested in hearing from commercially driven individuals who enjoy working with customers, analysing data, and delivering results.
You'll ideally have:
- Previous experience within an FMCG, food manufacturing, retail, category, commercial, sales, or account management environment.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and turn insights into actions.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Confidence presenting information to customers and stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive and positive approach to problem-solving.
- Flexibility to travel to customer and manufacturing sites across the UK when required.
Why Join Us?
At The Compleat Food Group, you'll be part of a growing business where your contribution genuinely matters. You'll gain exposure to major UK retail customers, work alongside experienced commercial professionals, and have the opportunity to develop your career within one of the UK's leading food manufacturers.
Financial & Lifestyle Benefits
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- Competitive salary
- Company bonus scheme
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Home & Tech Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- SMART Pension
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Option to purchase additional holiday
- Retail and lifestyle discounts
- Free products across our sites
Health & Wellbeing
- 24/7 GroceryAid support
- Wellbeing platform and employee assistance programmes
- Gym and fitness discounts
- Nutrition and healthy living support
- Financial wellbeing resources
Career Development
- Personalised online learning platform
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Career conversations and development plans
- Industry-leading mentoring programme
- Recognition through our Club Compleat rewards platform
Community & Culture
- Two paid volunteering days each year
- Charity and fundraising initiatives
- Team socials and networking events
- Employee support networks including Women @ Compleat
- New baby gift scheme
Interested?
If you're looking for a commercial role that offers variety, development, exposure to major retail customers, and the opportunity to grow your career within a successful food manufacturing business, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of The Compleat Food Group's exciting growth journey.
At The Compleat Food Group, we believe great teams are built on difference. We create an inclusive, respectful environment where everyone feels safe, supported, and able to be themselves at work.
We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity and Respect. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we'll support you confidentially and with care.
We hire the best people for our roles, not the same people. Whoever you are and wherever you're from, we'll focus on your experience, potential, and the impact you can make in our business.
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