Head of Grocery (offering flex working)

Are you tired of the rat race in the FMCG Blue-Chips and keen to take your career into the start-up brands and SMEs of the food and drink world where you’ll gain independence, autonomy and real ability to effect strategic direction?  Maybe you’ve already made that jump into the SME/ Start-up space and beginning to consider where the next step is in your development?

We’re supporting a London based food brand, who are firmly placed in the ‘better for you’ and sustainable space and are taking the market by storm.  They’ve experienced a very successful few years and now looking to make an addition to the team in a Head of Grocery.  You’ll find a passionate bunch of people here who genuinely care, are more like friends than colleagues and all striving for a common goal.  Offering flexible working amongst other unique benefits, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

To succeed here you not only need to share a similar passion but also have a go getting nature, you need to be someone who is unafraid of adversity and will push on when that door is yet again shut in your face but you have that tenacious, super ambition about you which will see you open the next door.   Exciting times lie ahead, and this is an opportunity to be a part of something phenomenal if you have the character!

As Head of Grocery you will:

• Set strategic direction and vision for your customer base working from the ground up.
• Work with the wider team and founders to provide direction, creative solutions and manage upwards to deliver commercial strategy and define the way of working.
• Walk before you can run in developing the existing business across Top 6 Grocery, launching NPD and taking ‘a foot in the door’ to national listings.
• Manage a P&L, develop JBPs, take a small brand to mainstream retail without losing the brands humble beginnings and originality.

To be successful in your application:

• You will have operated in Top 4 Grocery retail in a Branded FMCG business.
• You will be at the stage of your career where you’ve been fully P&L responsible and know how to develop and implement JBPs, yet still have a lot more to achieve in your career and very passionate about start-up/ SME food/ drink brands.
• You will be able to demonstrate your ability to manage upwards and set strategy.
• You can demonstrate business growth, not just in existing accounts but also in new business in Retail.
• You must be someone who is tenacious, who can deal with adversity and who will thrive I working in a small and close knit team.

This opportunity offers a central London location, very smart office space with the use of an on-site gym!  (Yes they do encourage you to get involved in team gym sessions!  They also offer flexible working!  If you’d like to learn more about the opportunity, we’d be delighted to have a conversation.  Please don’t hesitate in applying or calling us directly for a confidential conversation. 

To apply directly please send a copy of your CV to emilie@signaturecm.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.

Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role. 

Please note Signature Career Management is acting as an employment agency.