Commercial Planning Manager (Food Manufacturing)

Location: On-site at the Smithfield Murray plant in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Salary: Up to £40,000 per year.

Company

Food manufacturing business producing high-quality food products across several European production sites with a global distribution network, focused on quality, safety, sustainability, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Commercial Team and coordinate information across Commercial, Planning, Finance, Operations, Technical, and Supply Chain functions.
• Produce and maintain commercial reports, sales data, KPI dashboards, ad hoc analyses, presentations, customer meeting packs, and commercial decks.
• Analyse sales, pricing, margin, and customer performance data to support commercial decisions and highlight trends or issues.
• Maintain customer price lists, product information, commercial databases, documentation, and accurate records.
• Support forecasting, promotional planning, customer reviews, product launches, tenders, quotations, and commercial proposals.
• Respond to customer and internal enquiries, handle information confidentially, and identify improvements to reporting, administration, and commercial processes.

Requirements

• Business, Commercial, or Finance qualification.
• Experience in a commercial support or planning role.
• Experience producing reports and analysing data.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness with good analytical and numerical ability.
• Understanding of commercial reporting and KPIs.
• Customer-focused, proactive, flexible, and adaptable.
• Well organised, with the ability to prioritise workload.

Nice to have

• Food manufacturing experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Flat hierarchies and a value-based corporate culture with a strong customer focus.
• Early responsibility and development aligned with individual talents.
• Staff sales.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• On-site parking and monthly engagement events.