🌟 Join Simply Lunch as a Commercial Manager!

🥪 Simply Lunch – a family-run sandwich supplier, Food to Go, and lunch platter company in South London with over 40 years of experience creating and delivering the most delicious sandwiches around.

🌍 At Simply Lunch, they are all about improving lives through delicious food. Their commitment to delicious food and local communities has been central to their South London business since it was founded in 1979.

🌿 Over 40 years of experience with fantastic food has helped them develop their holistic approach to eating – they care about customer's health but also want their products to taste great too. As a leading Food to Go business, they are committed to driving change and protecting our planet.

They’re proud to offer a wide range of sustainable, delicious products including sandwiches, wraps, salads, fruits, hot eats, and much, much more.

THE ROLE: COMMERCIAL MANAGER

📊 Accountable for an individual portfolio performance, ensuring that company profitability, customer requirements, and individual growth targets are met.

🏢 Managing one of the largest accounts within the group and the ongoing development of a Business Development Manager within the wider channel.

📈 Monitor, report, and forecast on account performance against sales budget and cash margin to maximise future performance.

📄 Monitor contractual SLAs as part of all customer reviews.

🛠️ Develop, implement, and maintain structure and processes within the team.

🎯 Manage performance, development, and coaching of allocated CM’s and BDM’s, including setting individual objectives and KPIs.

🤝 Work with other internal stakeholders as required to ensure that budgeted sales targets, account profitability, customer satisfaction, and retention are achieved across the portfolio.

🔗 Fully utilise the wider business functions to ensure that all opportunities within the current customer base are maximised to drive account value and profitability.

📊 Work with the Commercial Director to develop the commercial strategy for the business and execute a 3-year plan.

ABOUT YOU:

💼 Autonomous and Independent: You can structure your own and the team’s time, juggle multiple tasks at once, and know what your priorities are.

📊 Exceptionally Organised: You can quickly access data and identify trends.

🗣️ Great Communicator: You will need to interact with customers as well as internal teams on a daily basis.

👥 Excellent Leadership Qualities: You have the ability to delegate effectively.

💡 Commercially Aware: You understand the business priorities.

🚀 Promoter of Continuous Progress and Digitalisation: Always looking for ways to improve and innovate.

🔍 Naturally Curious: Develop an in-depth knowledge of the product and relevant internal systems.

💪 Quick Thinker and Problem-Solver: No issue is too complex for you to find a solution to.

🏆 Striving for Excellence: Always searching for improvements to existing procedures and processes.

🔬 Detail-Focused: You see the fine detail imperfections.

📈 Analytical Mindset: You learn from data and previous experiences.

🌟 Positive and Proactive Attitude: Ready to adapt to the needs of a fast-growing organisation.

BENEFITS:

This role will include a 15-20% profit based bonus and car allowance, as well as the following:

Free Lunch and beverages

Christmas and summer parties, staff barbecues and sweet treat days, pizza delivery and ice cream van days (we do love a party)

Access to 1000’s of retail and service discounts through their “salary extras” online portal

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Gym Scheme

Financial and wellbeing services

Access to mental health champions

Discounted car repairs and MOT

Regular Training sessions

Share this article