Commercial Manager

Up to 58k

North England & North Wales

Join a market-leading UK manufacturer in the KBB sector, renowned for its heritage of innovation and a strong reputation for quality and reliability. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving growth across a well-established trade network.

As Commercial Manager, you will lead a portfolio of key accounts, building strong relationships and delivering profitable, sustainable growth. You will shape and execute commercial strategies, bringing new products to market and maximising opportunities across your customer base.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver effective sales strategies to achieve revenue and profit targets
• Build strong relationships with buyers, branch managers and key decision-makers
• Create and implement joint business plans with key customers
• Identify and secure new business opportunities across trade channels
• Negotiate pricing and trading agreements to meet profitability goals
• Forecast sales volumes and manage pipeline activity accurately
• Analyse performance data and deliver insights to drive continuous improvement
• Manage product lifecycles, including launches and range reviews
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver customer and business objectives
• Represent the business at trade events and customer meetings

Essential skills and experience:

• Proven experience in a commercial or key account management role
• Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
• Commercially astute with a track record of delivering growth
• Experience working with trade customers, merchants or buying groups
• Excellent analytical and forecasting capability
• Confident communicator with strong presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple accounts and priorities effectively

Desirable qualities:

• Experience within the bathroom, home improvement or construction sectors
• Knowledge of product lifecycle management and NPD launches
• Familiarity with EPOS data and sales analysis tools

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary with performance-related bonus (15%)
• Company pension scheme (Employer 4% / Employee 5% with opportunity to increase/match to a joint contribution of 17%)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Employee discounts on products
• Company car provided (hybrid & electric options)
• Private health cover & health insurance
• Wellbeing support and employee assistance programme
• Opportunity to work in a collaborative and growth-focused environment

If you’re a driven commercial professional looking to make an impact in a growing business, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch with Shannon at Stirling Warrington.