Senior Strategic Commercial Manager

Based – St Albans, AL1 2RE (Hybrid 50%) Permanent, Full Time Join Premier Foods – where people, brands and purpose come together. We’re proud to be one of the UK’s largest listed food businesses, with over 4,000 colleagues across 13 sites shaping the future of some of Britain’s best-loved brands, found in 94% of households nationwide, making us one of the UK’s top three ambient food suppliers. From much-loved household names such as Mr Kipling, Bisto, Oxo, Batchelors and Sharwoods, to our recently welcomed brands Fuel10k and Merchant Gourmet, our portfolio is packed with iconic favourites – and continues to grow. Working as part of our Commercial Planning team, this pivotal role focuses exclusively on our Quick & Easy Meals category. You will be responsible for setting and leading the implementation of the commercial plan for the category-driving growth, shaping our revenue agenda, and delivering against profit targets through a robust Pricing & Promotions strategy. You’ll help ensure our brands operate effectively and consistently deliver retail sales and share growth each quarter, collaborating cross-functionally to bring commercial plans to life. Strengthening pre- and post-promotion evaluation to improve forecast accuracy, trade spend efficiency and ROI. Presenting Pricing & Promotion strategies to the Executive Leadership Team. Building and maintaining an 18-month rolling commercial plan to deliver sales and market share growth targets. Setting promotional guidelines and approving promotional activity within agreed commercial parameters. Partnering with Sales teams to support effective trade planning. Supporting Commercial Planning (Innovation) through setting NPD sales targets and creating compelling selling stories. Monitoring sales performance, forecasts and NPD execution to drive course-correction where needed. Minimum 2 years’ sales experience with a top 4 major mult or minimum 2 years in an RGM function with a track record of delivering targets. Strong business and financial analysis skills, with the ability to understand cross-functional processes. Effective influencing and project leadership skills. Excellent communication skills, capable of simplifying and presenting financial solutions to diverse audiences. High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. Strong modelling ability to assess business impacts. Excellent knowledge of insights and market data sources. Competitive salary Car Allowance Bonus Holiday Purchase Scheme Private Medical Up to 7.5% pension Life assurance Wide range of online and in-house training Access to an employee discount scheme, with access to hundreds of nationwide retailers At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We’re proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process….