Commercial Manager Maternity Cover

Location: Uxbridge
Department: Commercial
Reporting to: Senior Commercial Manager

Shape Customer Growth. Drive Commercial Success.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Manager to join the Branded Commercial Team at Pilgrims Europe on a maternity cover contract for 12 months.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a key customer portfolio while working on Richmond one of the UKs Top 100 brands. Youll play a pivotal role in driving growth building strategic customer partnerships and delivering commercial success through strong account management insight-led decision-making and cross-functional collaboration.

Whether youre looking to broaden your customer experience gain exposure to major retail accounts or take the next step in your commercial career this role offers the opportunity to make a real impact within one of the UKs most recognised food brands.

As part of the Pilgrims Europe way of working this is an office-based role with regular travel to customer meetings and Pilgrims Europe sites as required.

What Youll Be Doing

• Take full ownership of a defined customer portfolio delivering sales margin and volume growth.
• Develop and implement Joint Business Plans (JBPs) aligned to customer and business objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customer stakeholders.
• Deliver accurate forecasting budget management and performance reporting.
• Identify and unlock opportunities for profitable growth through customer insight market analysis and strategic planning.
• Evaluate promotional activity and implement recommendations to maximise effectiveness and return on investment.
• Work closely with Marketing Category Insight Supply Chain Operations and NPD teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Champion the voice of the customer across the organisation.
• Support innovation and NPD programmes to ensure successful launches and category growth.
• Coach and support less experienced team members helping to develop future commercial talent.

About You

Youll be a commercially minded and customer-focused professional who thrives on building relationships and delivering results.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial and account management experience.
• Experience within FMCG food manufacturing or retail environments.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Experience managing customer relationships and delivering growth plans.
• Strong financial acumen and forecasting capability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced Excel PowerPoint and Microsoft Office skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel.

Desirable

• Degree qualification or equivalent.
• Experience working with major retail customers.

Why Join Pilgrims Europe

At Pilgrims Europe youll join a business that combines the scale of a leading international food company with the agility and ambition to drive meaningful growth.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to work within our Branded Commercial Team.
• Responsibility for a key customer portfolio across Richmond one of the UKs Top 100 brands.
• Exposure to cross-functional senior stakeholders.
• Career development and learning opportunities.
• Employee benefits and wellbeing programmes.
• A collaborative and supportive team culture.
• The chance to make an immediate impact in a key commercial role.

Our Values

Everything we do is guided by our values:

Availability Humility Discipline Sincerity Ownership Determination Simplicity

Apply Now

If youre looking for an opportunity where you can influence customer strategy drive commercial growth and help shape the future success of Richmond one of the UKs leading food brands wed love to hear from you.

Apply now to join Pilgrims Europe as our Commercial Manager (Maternity Cover).

Pilgrims Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland including Fridge Raiders Rollover Denny Richmond Oakhouse and Moy Park alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork lamb and chicken working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals snacking ranges added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrims Europe we combine 20000 of the best people in the industry united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality most delicious and innovative food which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrims Europe team are based in our Pilgrims UK Moy Park Pilgrims Food Masters and Pilgrims Shared Services businesses.