UK Sales Director
4 days ago
Sheffield
UK Sales Director Private-Label Food Manufacturer QLM Search is partnering with a leading food manufacturing business operating in the UK ambient private label category, supplying a broad portfolio of products to major UK grocery retailers. This is a senior commercial leadership role with full accountability for UK customer strategy, retailer relationships, and profitable growth. The Role Reporting to the UK Managing Director, the Commercial Director will: • Lead the UK commercial agenda across ambient private label categories, • Own senior relationships with major UK grocery retailers, acting as a trusted long-term partner, • Drive profitable growth, pricing discipline, and margin management, • Lead joint business planning, range discussions, and promotional strategy, • Balance customer requirements with operational capability and cost discipline, • Work cross-functionally with supply chain, operations, finance, and innovation, • Build, coach, and develop a high-performing UK sales and customer team To be considered for this role our client requires: • Proven senior commercial experience within UK grocery, with deep private label experience, • Strong understanding of UK retailer economics and buying dynamics, • Margin defence and pricing negotiations, • Joint business planning and category strategy, • Managing complexity across SKUs, formats, and customer requirements, • A pragmatic, data-led leadership style with strong influencing capability, • Experience operating in fast-paced, performance-driven environments