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Senior Commercial Manager

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
UK Wide
Salary
£65,000 - £75,000 + car and bonus
Closing date
29 Oct 2020

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
National Accounts, Sales

Job Details

Job Title: Senior Commercial Manager

Would you like to work for an innovative plant based food manufacturer that wants to go from a challenger brand to £100m turnover within a short time frame. Do you want to be instrumental in the strategy and lead the business forward through fresh ideas? If so I want to hear from you.

We are looking to speak with astute Commercial Managers with a passion for the plant based or Vegan industry. You will need to be a flexible individual that has the ability to get behind a challenger brand and hit the ground running, you will be responsible for developing and delivering the strategy for the largest customer. As such experience dealing with the Top Four Mults is essential and an interest in the meat free space/consumer trends would be beneficial.

You will be instrumental in the growth of the business, working alongside equally passionate professionals. This is an exciting time to be joining a brand with great backing and great ambition.

Key Responsibilities

  • To implement and lead strategy for Top Four retailer.
  • Responsible for sales and profit delivery.
  • Contract negotiations, new product costing.
  • Responsibility for promotions, forecasting and seasonal products.
  • Be a leader into new channels and wholesalers.

Key Experience

  • Adaptability to be involved in a wide range of tasks to support the growth of the business.
  • Broad understanding of business functions, with understanding of brand and retailer brand.
  • Entrepreneurial flare and spirit.
  • Experience in FMCG with major retailer knowledge.
  • Ability to build rapport and a track record of commercial dealings.

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB

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