Head of Commercial

Head of Commercial 

Up to £120,000 plus great benefits including a bonus and car (Work Level 4) 

Manchester City Centre, in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between the office around 2 to 3 times a week, visiting suppliers and home based working (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy ). 

We’re looking for Heads of Commercial to join our Co-op and contribute to our bold ambitions to be industry leaders, opening up new opportunities for our future as a Commercial business.

It’s a big job and you’ll be at the forefront of transformation. It’s your chance to shape how we do things, leading a successful team, growing multi-channel value and making sure our customers and member-owners receive great service through the decisions we make. We'll look to you to bring ideas to life, turning insight into proposals, engaging the right people, and delivering meaningful plans to drive growth in a key area of our business.

Working here isn’t like working anywhere else. You’ll work hard here, but we’ll give you balance. And we promise to protect your wellbeing through flexible working arrangements, supportive leadership and a wide range of forward-thinking people policies and services.  

What you’ll do

• Drive sales, manage costs, and build strong supplier relationships, whilst supporting your team to source and buy the products our customers love 
• Inspire the wider team and role model Co-op behaviours and values to drive our commercial team forward for the future 
• Be responsible for delivering our financial plans through an end-to-end Food business approach, taking shared ownership of our Commercial KPIs and 4-year-plan 
• Drive sales by being customer focused and delivering profitable customer propositions 
• Maintain excellent working relationships with suppliers and outward industry partner relationships on behalf of Co-op 
• Proactively plan for the future growth of your category by analysing external market trends to spot new opportunities 
• Work with insights to identify trends and convert them into customer centric propositions 

This role would suit people who have

• Proven negotiation skills within a sales or trading environment 
• Strong commercial and financial acumen 
• An awareness of industry trends and the current market 
• Experience leading and motivating a successful team
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information 

Why Co-op? 

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Private healthcare for you and your family 
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Diversity and Inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.