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We're lookign for a strategic and results-oriented Commercial Director to lead a Nutrition & Wellness portfolio business in the UK. This is a key senior leadership role within a growing business that partners with major retailers and operates across multiple international markets.

You’ll drive the commercial strategy across branded and private-label offerings, overseeing sales, identifying growth opportunities and leading a high-performing commercial team. This role reports directly into the executive leadership team and offers significant influence over the direction of the business.

The Opportunity

This position offers the chance to shape the future of a fast-growing division within a highly entrepreneurial, trend-led FMCG environment. You’ll take full ownership of the commercial plan, team and customer relationships, focusing on grocery, wellness, ecommerce and B2B channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Full P&L responsibility for c.£25m revenue portfolio
• Lead the commercial growth strategy across multiple categories and sales channels
• Identify emerging consumer trends and whitespace opportunities to expand product and market reach
• Build and strengthen partnerships with national retailers, wellness outlets and global distributors
• Ensure best-in-class customer engagement and execution
• Leverage data and insights to inform product and customer strategies
• Manage and develop a UK-based commercial team
• Champion a high-performance, collaborative, and accountable culture
• Build future capability through coaching, mentoring, and structured development
• Work closely with Product, Marketing, Technical, Ops and Finance teams to align on pricing, innovation, compliance and delivery
• Play a key role in ensuring cross-divisional consistency and sharing of commercial best practice
• Ensure commercial contracts, regulatory obligations and reporting are effectively managed
• Track division-level KPIs, monitor performance and proactively manage risk and margin
• Drive sustainability and transparency across all nutrition-related initiatives

Ideal Experience

• Minimum 5 years in a senior commercial leadership role within FMCG (food, wellness or nutrition experience strongly preferred)
• Strong track record in retail partnership development, category growth and strategic delivery
• P&L ownership experience at a senior level with multi-channel exposure
• Highly collaborative leadership style with emotional intelligence and commercial gravitas
• Excellent communicator, confident influencing at board and customer level
• Passionate about innovation, health and sustainability

Package

• Up to £120K base salary
• 20% Annual bonus
• Company car
• Pension
• Strong overall package
• Fully remote working with the requirement to travel across the UK frequently

This is an outstanding opportunity to make a significant impact within a forward-thinking, fast-paced consumer goods business. If you’re a commercially astute leader with a passion for health and wellness, we’d love to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development, General Business, and Sales

• Industries

  Retail Health and Personal Care Products, Wellness and Fitness Services, and Food and Beverage Services

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