Role Overview & Specifications

Commercial Executive Role

We have a great opportunity for a Commercial Executive who will assist Commercial Director and Account Managers in finding business opportunities and developing customer relationships within core grocery customers and alternative channels.

Key responsibilities:

  • Communicating effectively with other departments to deliver the overall business strategy (Production, Procurement and NPD)
  • Attend daily production meetings where required
  • Support NPD process with use of market and category knowledge
  • Identifying new opportunities and recommending actions to improve margin
  • Running daily sales reports for customer analysis
  • Running Kantar reports, maintaining coding files and creating presentations
  • Maintain category price basket and gain market intel through store visits

Knowledge, Competence, Experience and Qualifications Required:

  • Proven experience as an Commercial Executive, or similar sales/customer service role
  • We welcome applications from recent graduates with the right aptitude and enthusiasm to learn
  • Commercially astute and numerate
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships
  • Pro-active and ambitious attitude
  • A passion for food with some understanding of the key principles of short shelf life chilled food is advantageous
  • Organizational and time-management skills
  • Strong proficiency in Excel and Powerpoint

Benefits:

  • Death in Service - four times salary
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Health Care Plan
  • Company Pension Scheme

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Evesham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

About Kanes Foods

Kanes Foods is an actively verified employer hiring talent across technology, engineering, and operations.

  • Headquarters: United States / United Kingdom
  • Company Size: 1,000+ employees
  • Trust Rating: 95 / 100 (Official Registry Audited)

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