Commercial Account Manager - Produce

Morrisons; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in the UK is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to lead the commercial performance for the Produce account. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing significant grocery retail accounts, excel in financial acumen, and work on category strategy development. Responsibilities include driving growth, analyzing trends, and managing senior stakeholders to deliver value across the supply chain. This position offers numerous benefits including discounts, a bonus scheme, and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

15% discount in store

Annual bonus scheme

Career progression opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Market leading pension scheme

Private Healthcare

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing large UK grocery retail accounts.
• Deep understanding of supply chain, promotions, and store operations.
• Advanced commercial and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Owning and driving the commercial performance of the Produce category.
• Analysing sales performance and identifying growth opportunities.
• Leading category strategy and range development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Financial acumen

Communication

Knowledge of UK grocery market

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Commercial Manager to lead the commercial performance of one of our biggest accounts. You’ll have direct responsibility for the Morrisons Produce account, a multimillion turnover portfolio across Roots, Potatoes & Fruit.

Owning performance, driving growth and shaping category strategy. This is a highly visible role, working closely with Morrisons, Procurement and Operations to deliver value across the end-to-end supply chain. You’ll also lead and coach a Commercial Executive, ensuring strategy is translated into effective day to day execution.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Owning and driving the commercial performance of the Produce category for our Morrisons account.
• Analysing sales performance, identifying trends, risks and growth opportunities.
• Leading category strategy, range development and innovation in partnership with the wider business.
• Driving value through margin management, cost price increases, promotion mechanics and range optimisation.
• Influencing internal and external stakeholders to deliver account plans and support with sustainable growth.

About you

We’re looking for someone who has strong experience managing large UK grocery retail accounts with expert knowledge of the UK grocery market and Produce category. You will also:

• Have a deep understanding of supply chain, promotions and store operations.
• Have advanced commercial and financial acumen (margin, profitability, CPI, forecasts).
• Have strong awareness of NPD trends and product delivery processes.
• Be a confident communicator who can operate credibly with senior stakeholders across both Myton Food Group and Morrisons.

About us

In return for all your hard work, you will receive:

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Annual bonus scheme
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Market leading pension scheme and life assurance
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• ‘MyPerks’ giving you discount with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Private Healthcare
• Car Allowance (company car provided in some instances)

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.