Commercial Manager - Fresh Produce

A commercial role where you own three major grocery accounts outright - full PandL, not a slice of someone else''s.Commercial Manager - Fresh ProduceCambridgeshire Hybrid: 3 days on site / 2 days working from home 65,000 - 75,000 + benefits, bonus PermanentThe OpportunityWe''re supporting a well-established produce business with the appointment of a Commercial Manager.This is one of the larger commercial seats in the business. You''d take on multiple major UK grocery accounts, with full profit and loss responsibility across all three - the customer relationship, the account plan, the trade plan and the numbers behind them.It isn''t a support role underneath a senior account lead. You are the customer''s point of contact and the person who owns the performance.Two things worth knowing early: customer visits average around once a fortnight, and there''s a one-in-five weekend cover rota shared across the commercial team. That rota is phone-based - being reachable if something breaks down, not working the weekend.Key ResponsibilitiesYou''ll own the commercial performance of your accounts end to end, working closely with NPD, technical, planning and operations to deliver it.Build and develop the customer relationships that sit behind sales and profit delivery.Own the PandL for your accounts, including margin, forecasting and trade plan investment.Build account plans capturing NPD, range and end-to-end initiatives, and grow sales and profit within them.Manage range and NPD/EPD ..... full job details .....