Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!
At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Private health scheme
- Employee discount scheme
- Experience annual pay reviews
- Profit related pay
- Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
The Opportunity
We’re looking for an experienced and influential Senior Commercial Manager to lead our strategic relationship with Sainsbury’s, one of the most significant retail partners within the Samworth Brothers Meals division.
This is a high-impact role where you will shape customer strategy, drive category leadership, and influence business decisions across our entire Sainsbury’s portfolio. As the primary commercial interface, you’ll build trusted relationships with cross-functional teams both internally and externally—ensuring we deliver best‑in‑class execution, commercially robust decisions, and collaborative ways of working.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead the full commercial relationship with Sainsbury’s, ensuring financial performance, margin delivery, and accurate forecasting.
- Oversee NPD, EPD and end‑to‑end project delivery, collaborating with Development, Technical, Operations and Finance to hit timelines and commercial targets.
- Drive strategic customer plans using category insight to position Samworth Brothers Meals as a supplier of choice.
- Manage customer administration, service levels, pricing and promotional strategies, ensuring high‑quality communication with all stakeholders.
- Provide leadership across the business and develop your direct report through structured coaching and clear progression plans.
This is a hybrid role, requiring regular travel between: Kettleby Foods, Melton Mowbray (LE13 1GA) Saladworks, Leicester (LE3) Sainsbury’s Head Office, London
The Ideal Candidate
We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -
- Proven experience managing a major UK retailer—Sainsbury’s or another top-four grocery retailer is highly desirable.
- Strong FMCG background, ideally within chilled food manufacturing.
- High commercial acumen with strong numerical and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
- Strong leadership capability with experience developing and empowering others.
- Highly organised with strong project management skills.
- Degree-level education or equivalent is preferred.
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.
Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!