Commercial Executive

Ready to energise your commercial career in the dynamic food & drink sector?
This role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on sales growth and customer relationships across leading retail accounts.
Role Overview
Join a forward-thinking commercial team, where your insights and organizational skills will help drive profitability and shape strategy for major grocery retail partners.
Focusing on a specific customer portfolio, you''ll improve customer data management, deliver analytical insights, and become a trusted partner for internal stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
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Play a pivotal role in contributing to sales and profit targets for nominated accounts, while supporting wider commercial requests as needed.
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Analyse customer data and channel market trends (including retailer EPOS reports) to guide decision-making.
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Provide promotional analysis and planning, manage price changes, promotional notifications, and support with impactful presentations.
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Participate in customer meetings, manage key administrative tasks, and take ownership of assigned commercial projects.
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Help develop product costings, margin analysis, and support execution of customer-focused commercial initiatives.
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Input and recommend accurate volume forecasts, ensuring information is delivered timely to all partners.
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Embrace advanced commercial systems and processes (Microsoft O365, recipe management tools, etc.) to streamline workflow.
Candidate Profile
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Degree qualified or equivalent experience in a commercial or analytical discipline.
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Sound commercial acumen, logical decision-making ability, and sharp planning and time management skills.
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Analytical mindset, comfortable interrogating data and transforming it into actionable insight.
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Excellent team player and relationship builder, with a collaborative approach and willingness to step up with autonomy when needed.
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Full driving licence and willingness to travel to customers and events across the UK as required.
Personal Attributes
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Financial savvy, able to interpret and communicate commercial performance metrics.
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Strong influencing and selling skills, rooted in questioning, listening, and understanding customer priorities.
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Proactive, adaptable, and results-oriented, with an innate curiosity for how commercial drivers shape business success.
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Commitment to respect, honesty, and collaborative values in every interaction.
This is an outstanding chance to grow your career within the food & drink sector, working hands-on with category-leading products, innovative strategies, and a team dedicated to shared success. Step up, contribute, and help deliver customer excellence in a fast-paced, rewarding market.
Professionals with proven commercial insight, strong analytical skills, and a passion for food & drink are encouraged to apply for this impactful role.
Please get in touch for more information on this fantastic opportunity or apply with your CV today.