Commercial Manager

18 Month - FTC (Maternity Cover)

Location: Site B, 2 Sisters Food Group - Hybrid working with 1 day a week from Birmingham

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Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Salary: Competitive + Benefits + Potential for Permanent

About Us

2 Sisters Food Group is one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. We operate across poultry, chilled and bakery categories, supplying high-quality products to major UK retailers and foodservice customers.

At Site B, we play a key role within the Group's poultry division, delivering fresh and frozen products to both domestic and export markets.

About the Role

We are seeking a high-calibre Commercial Manager to join our team at Site B. This is a senior commercial position with full ownership of poultry export sales, including edible products, by-products, and frozen and fresh turkey lines.

You will be responsible for managing high-value, high-volume B2B accounts across established UK and international markets, delivering budgeted sales performance while identifying opportunities for growth and diversification. Working closely with operational, supply chain and finance teams, you will take full commercial accountability for pricing, margins, KPIs, forecasting, and customer performance.

This role is offered as an 18-month maternity cover contract, with potential for permanency.

Key Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for export sales across poultry edible products, by-products, and turkey lines
• Deliver agreed sales budgets, margin targets, and volume forecasts
• Manage and develop existing B2B customer accounts
• Identify and secure new business opportunities and export markets
• Diversify customer base and destinations to reduce reliance on single markets
• Lead pricing strategy, cost management, and commercial negotiations
• Monitor stock levels and work closely with logistics and site teams to ensure continuity of supply
• Ensure timely payment and effective credit control
• Manage customer relationships, complaints, and after-sales service
• Provide accurate forecasting, reporting, and commercial analysis (advanced Excel required)
• Support product development initiatives where required for export markets

About You

You are an experienced commercial professional with a background in export sales within food, FMCG, or logistics. You are commercially astute, resilient, and confident managing large-volume, high-value accounts in a fast-paced environment.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven commercial or account management experience within poultry or food manufacturing, FMCG, Logistics or similar
• Strong understanding of export sales and B2B trading environments
• Experience managing pricing, margins, and KPI delivery
• Excellent stakeholder management across cross-functional teams
• Advanced Excel and strong analytical capability
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Additional languages advantageous
• Full UK driving licence required

Benefits

• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme & Grocery Aid (confidential support, 365 days a year)
• Boparan Restaurant Group Discount - 50% discount for friends and family (Giraffe World Kitchen, Harry Ramsden's, Ed's Easy Diner & Burger & Cocktails)
• Cycle2Work Scheme

Why Join Us?

At 2 Sisters Food Group, we are committed to developing our people and promoting from within. xbpsjku This is an opportunity to take true commercial ownership within a major UK food manufacturing business, where your impact will be visible and your career progression supported.

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