Location: Bolton
Function: Commercial
Job Reference: 6814
Employment Type: Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: 13/08/2025
Function: Commercial
Contract: Permanent

THE RECIPE

We’re proud of our heritage and we love our brand, we know you will too!
We are looking for a personable and motivated individual with a keen interest in the Bakery Category. Working with the Major Multiple retailers you will be able to use compelling consumer, category and customer insights to develop and implement strong joint business plans with the customer, ensuring all targets are achieved.
Commercial is one of the most exciting and innovative areas of Warburtons, with various teams in Customer, Category, Marketing Communications, Product Management, Innovation, Instore Sales and Supply Chain areas; each leading and supporting the business on a range of exciting sales initiatives and brand campaigns throughout the year to ensure we feed the nation with their No.1 brand in bakery.
We are also proud to have developed and delivered marketing campaigns that have featured George Clooney, Peter Kaye, Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone and most recently Samuel L Jackson. Whilst we can’t promise you’ll rub shoulders with this bunch of impressive A listers- you will be working with highly experienced and skilled colleagues that also know how to earn their crust!

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MEASURES

• To develop and deliver strong plans with the customer across range, activation, NPD, promotions and merchandising to achieve and exceed the targets set by the business.
• To build effective customer relationships with key contacts in Trade, Marketing, store and supply functions, supporting a successful execution of the Joint Business Plan
• To prepare and manage successful trade negotiations, utilising expertise to ensure the best justifications are put forward to influence the retailer on range, promotions, NPD and cost
• To monitor and report on customer sales performance, recommending corrective actions and gaining agreement to solutions that will achieve budgeted numbers.
• Input into the monthly Business Planning process, driving improvements in forecast accuracy
• To deliver the Category Plan within the customer, working well cross functionally with the Category team’s expertise to ensure effective implementation at the point of purchase.

Please refer the Job description for details