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Commercial Director

Employer
DR Newitt
Location
Wales
Salary
Up to £90k + bonus + car + private healthcare
Closing date
20 Apr 2019

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details

Commercial Director – UK – Wales (Office Based with some travel) GL40964

We’re looking for a proven Commercial Director for a fantastic business who work with big global brands and whose products are available worldwide. They turnover over 20 million a year

This is a dynamic business who work with exciting new products across the health and beauty sector launching brands and developing new products in line with their ongoing growth strategy.

The Commercial Director role will be responsible for each Sales Director for every area and the account manager within the UK.

Salary will be negotiable on experience but very competitive with bonus, car, healthcare, and pension.  (Six figure package) Must have experience with Boots, Superdrug, Asda, Tesco, Morrison’s and Sainsbury’s.  

The Role

  • Lead & drive sales team to increase distribution, broaden assortment, and accelerate rate of sale with their biggest customer & the UK Retail markets.
  • For someone who can manger the process from Formulation Team to final stage down the line.
  • For somebody who can negotiate exclusive terms.
  • Manage teams to identify and appoint new distribution partners as necessary, working closely with the International Sales Director.
  • Conduct frequent market & retailer visits to meet with our Retail partners building long term relationships. 
  • Drive & motivate a team of Sales Managers to deliver sales results and building business plans.
  • Compile divisional annual budgets to present in to the senior management team you are part of. 
  • Analyze business performance to identify trends at the product/brand level and develop/execute strategies to enhance assortment performance.
  • Develop divisional annual sales forecasts and collaborate with team on development of marketing plan for each brand/market.
  • Demand planning/forecasting:

 

 

The Candidate

  • 5-6 Years in a senior commercial position in the consumer packaged goods industry, preferably in Personal Care/Beauty.
  • Experience of the major mass/drug/grocery/specialty retailers across Europe, especially those in UK, France, Germany and Benelux.
  • Strong analytical capabilities
  • Recent up to date successful experience with the main supermarkets especially Sainsbury, Tesco, Morrisons, Asda etc – and high street including Boots – this is key
  • Relevant UK and international experience
  • Proven real success in previous similar role
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • High-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  • Travel required

Job Title: Commercial Director

Package:

  • £90 K Basic Salary
  • Fantastic bonus (to become part of the companies bonus scheme)
  • Car Allowance of 600 per month
  • Laptop and New IPhone
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Company pension (10% contribution)
  • 25 Days Holiday

Reference Number

GL40964

If you’re interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to gary.laverty@drnewitt.com or contact Gary Laverty on 01618 33 0181

Keywords: Sales Director, Director Commercial, Commercial Director, Key Account, Sales Director, Manager, Senior Account Manager, Sales Executive, Senior Sales Executive, Head of Sales, FMCG, FMCG, Health and Beauty, Cosmetics

Company

D R Newitt are Food, Drink and FMCG recruitment specialists providing permanent and interim recruitment services: 

We offer Headhunting, Search & Selection and Advertising services across the following disciplines:
•    Sales
•    Marketing and Category
•    Executive
•    Supply Chain / Buying
•    Technical / Quality
•    NPD / Process / Development Chefs
•    Operations / Manufacturing
•    Engineering
•    HR and Finance

To enquire about a specific role or to have a confidential discussion about your career path, call or email us:

  • Edinburgh Office 0131 226 5060 
  • Manchester Office 0161 833 0181

Register@drnewitt.com

Company info
Website
Telephone
0131 226 5060
Location
38 Melville Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 7HA
United Kingdom

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