CATEGORY DIRECTOR/COMMERCIAL CONTROLLER – NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD

Category Director/Commercial Controller – New England Seafood

Up to £75,000 + Bonus + Car Allowance + Benefits

Surrey

Company

New England Seafood is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of fresh and frozen premium fish and seafood. We have enjoyed unrivalled success having grown substantially year on year over the last 15 years, which can in part be attributed to our respect for the environment, commitment to sustainability and dedication to quality. This ethos coupled with a belief that relationships are built on trust has led to our market leading position and a customer base that includes all of the leading supermarkets and many top restaurant chains. We supply products in both fresh and added value formats and this includes wild pacific salmon, yellowfin tuna, sea bass, sea bream and scallops, along with many other premium species which are sustainably sourced from locations as exotic as The Maldives and Alaska. Once sourced, product is then shipped to the UK where it is processed and packed in our state of the art and soon to be expanded production facility which employs over 300 people. Over the last 18 months, we have started to shift our focus into more shopper/consumer led initiatives. We have invested a new resource into Category and Marketing roles and conducted our first ever insight work on the consumer. Due to growth in this area, we are looking to add a Category Director to our team.

Role

As Category Director, you will act as a general manager for the Bass and Bream area of our business, by having overall responsibility for sales and profit growth for this category. You will be responsible for building the short and long term value of the species by owning the species’ vision and strategy, and by driving execution of the short and long term cross-functional plans to ensure targets are met. You will develop and deliver insight led strategies, covering NPD launches, assessment of shopper missions and behaviour for the category and promotional effectiveness. You will regularly review and appraise the species performance within all channels and customers, and construct and working closely with sales colleagues deliver compelling commercial propositions based on insight to support the commercial objectives. This role will also require you to work closely with the Marketing Controller and directing the NPD function with proactive new product innovation plans.

Requirements

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, experience of fish and seafood is not important as there is a vast array of experience in this area within the business from which you can learn. If you have a background of working with short-shelf life and own label food this would be a plus but not totally essential. It is important that you have 3+ years category experience in an FMCG business. This role would be very well suited to a Senior National Account Manager managing a large account or a National Account Controller looking to broaden their remit and hold more accountability across all the business functions.

Please apply to our retained recruitment provider, Clear Edge Search & Selection. All direct and third party applications will be forwarded to Clear Edge.