Senior Commercial Manager
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70k + Car Allowance + Bonus |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 February 2026 |
| Location: | remote |
| Company: | The Compleat Food Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1551 |
Summary
Job Advert
Senior Commercial Manager
Salary: c. £70,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits
Location: Flexible – commutable to Bristol, Crewe, Market Drayton, Ebbw Vale, Nottingham, Redhill (Surrey) or Milton Keynes
Travel: Regular UK travel required (2–3 days per week on average)
The Opportunity
The Compleat Food Group is a >£1bn turnover, award-winning food manufacturer supplying both branded and private label products
across fresh and frozen categories. With long-term, multi-category partnerships spanning grocery retail, foodservice, and OOH
channels, innovation and consumer-centricity sit at the heart of everything we do.
Operating across 15+ UK manufacturing sites alongside a broad European partner network, The Compleat Food Group continues to grow
through acquisition and category-led expansion. This presents a compelling opportunity for a commercially astute FMCG professional
to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic, fast-paced organisation.
The Role
As Senior Commercial Manager, you will play a critical role in managing one of our largest and most strategic grocery retail
partnerships. With accountability across key categories spanning both branded and private label ranges, you will lead initiatives
from concept through to execution, driving sustainable, profitable category growth.
Working closely with cross-functional teams including Marketing, NPD, Supply Chain and Operations, you will shape and deliver
strategy for your assigned categories while contributing to the broader account vision and direction. This role offers genuine
autonomy, ownership, and visibility at senior level.
You will hold full P&L accountability for your categories, leading strategic development while gaining exposure to wider business
initiatives across the Group. For the right individual, this is an excellent platform to grow a long-term career within a highly
acquisitive FMCG business.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and develop strategic relationships with a major grocery retail customer
* Own and deliver category and account strategies aligned to business objectives
* Full P&L accountability, including pricing, margin, and promotional investment
* Drive profitable category growth across branded and private label portfolios
* Lead cross-functional initiatives from ideation through execution
* Support end-to-end NPD and EPD programmes, ensuring commercial rigour
* Contribute to the wider commercial and category strategy across the Group
About You
Essential:
* Strong working knowledge of FMCG
* Proven experience in a B2B, customer-facing commercial role with P&L ownership
* Experience managing Top 6 UK grocery retailers
* Highly autonomous with a strong sense of accountability
* Commercially sharp, data-driven, and results-focused
* Detail-oriented with high personal resilience
* Authentic, dynamic, and collaborative in approach
* Solid understanding of category growth principles
Desirable:
* Experience in fresh or chilled food categories
* Exposure to both branded and private label portfolios
* Line management experience
* End-to-end NPD and EPD experience
Location & Travel
The role requires regular UK travel, averaging 2–3 days per week across customer, site, and central locations, typically involving
around one night per week away from home.
Some weeks may involve shorter trips; others may be more intensive.
Regular presence in Central London, Bristol, and Nottingham should be expected.
About The Compleat Food Group
At The Compleat Food Group, we’re proud to be a food business built on purpose and passion. Formed in 2021, we’re on a mission to
create Food to Feel Good - great quality, tasty and affordable food that people love to eat.
We’re home to some of the UK’s most exciting and loved food brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Pork Farms, Wrights, The Real
Yorkshire Pudding Co., unearthed, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, Palace Culture, and Harvey & Brockless. Alongside our branded portfolio,
we’re a leading supplier of delicious own-label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, added-value egg products,
continental meats, dips and sauces and plant-based food to the UK’s major retailers, as well as across foodservice.
With over 6,000 talented colleagues across 17 sites, and an annual turnover of £1.3bn, we’re united by a shared ambition to shape
the future of food for the better.
We are backed by European private equity firm PAI Partners
Senior Commercial Manager
Salary: c. £70,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits
Location: Flexible – commutable to Bristol, Crewe, Market Drayton, Ebbw Vale, Nottingham, Redhill (Surrey) or Milton Keynes
Travel: Regular UK travel required (2–3 days per week on average)
The Opportunity
The Compleat Food Group is a >£1bn turnover, award-winning food manufacturer supplying both branded and private label products
across fresh and frozen categories. With long-term, multi-category partnerships spanning grocery retail, foodservice, and OOH
channels, innovation and consumer-centricity sit at the heart of everything we do.
Operating across 15+ UK manufacturing sites alongside a broad European partner network, The Compleat Food Group continues to grow
through acquisition and category-led expansion. This presents a compelling opportunity for a commercially astute FMCG professional
to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic, fast-paced organisation.
The Role
As Senior Commercial Manager, you will play a critical role in managing one of our largest and most strategic grocery retail
partnerships. With accountability across key categories spanning both branded and private label ranges, you will lead initiatives
from concept through to execution, driving sustainable, profitable category growth.
Working closely with cross-functional teams including Marketing, NPD, Supply Chain and Operations, you will shape and deliver
strategy for your assigned categories while contributing to the broader account vision and direction. This role offers genuine
autonomy, ownership, and visibility at senior level.
You will hold full P&L accountability for your categories, leading strategic development while gaining exposure to wider business
initiatives across the Group. For the right individual, this is an excellent platform to grow a long-term career within a highly
acquisitive FMCG business.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and develop strategic relationships with a major grocery retail customer
* Own and deliver category and account strategies aligned to business objectives
* Full P&L accountability, including pricing, margin, and promotional investment
* Drive profitable category growth across branded and private label portfolios
* Lead cross-functional initiatives from ideation through execution
* Support end-to-end NPD and EPD programmes, ensuring commercial rigour
* Contribute to the wider commercial and category strategy across the Group
About You
Essential:
* Strong working knowledge of FMCG
* Proven experience in a B2B, customer-facing commercial role with P&L ownership
* Experience managing Top 6 UK grocery retailers
* Highly autonomous with a strong sense of accountability
* Commercially sharp, data-driven, and results-focused
* Detail-oriented with high personal resilience
* Authentic, dynamic, and collaborative in approach
* Solid understanding of category growth principles
Desirable:
* Experience in fresh or chilled food categories
* Exposure to both branded and private label portfolios
* Line management experience
* End-to-end NPD and EPD experience
Location & Travel
The role requires regular UK travel, averaging 2–3 days per week across customer, site, and central locations, typically involving
around one night per week away from home.
Some weeks may involve shorter trips; others may be more intensive.
Regular presence in Central London, Bristol, and Nottingham should be expected.
About The Compleat Food Group
At The Compleat Food Group, we’re proud to be a food business built on purpose and passion. Formed in 2021, we’re on a mission to
create Food to Feel Good - great quality, tasty and affordable food that people love to eat.
We’re home to some of the UK’s most exciting and loved food brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Pork Farms, Wrights, The Real
Yorkshire Pudding Co., unearthed, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, Palace Culture, and Harvey & Brockless. Alongside our branded portfolio,
we’re a leading supplier of delicious own-label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, added-value egg products,
continental meats, dips and sauces and plant-based food to the UK’s major retailers, as well as across foodservice.
With over 6,000 talented colleagues across 17 sites, and an annual turnover of £1.3bn, we’re united by a shared ambition to shape
the future of food for the better.
We are backed by European private equity firm PAI Partners