Head of Commercial — Food Manufacturing (International) Spain | Full-time The Opportunity Our client is a major international food manufacturer with a significant, established business built on two production origins, supplying private label, branded and premium products to retail, foodservice and industrial customers across close to 45 countries worldwide. Increase sales volume over the next three years. This is a newly created leadership role, giving the successful candidate genuine ownership of the strategy, the team and the P& L from day one, including a refresh of packaging, labelling and go-to-market positioning. Given the confidential nature of this search, the identity of the business will be shared with candidates who progress to the next stage of the process. The Role
As Head of Commercial, you will take full commercial ownership of the business outside the GCC region, leading a team of regional sales professionals and acting as the key link between production capability and integral market growth. You will report directly to the CEO of the division.




Own the full commercial P& L for the business across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific Lead and develop a regional sales team, with scope to grow the structure as the business scales Build and execute a commercial strategy across retail, foodservice, industrial, private label and premium/branded channels Negotiate directly with major retail and private label customers internationally Partner with the CEO on a wider brand and packaging refresh as part of the growth strategy Take ownership of annual budgeting and forecasting for the region What You'll Bring 10–15+ years' experience in international commercial/sales leadership, with genuine P& L accountability A background in food manufacturing, FMCG, or a related commodity-driven category Strong, proven experience negotiating with major retail chains and in private label supply A track record as a business developer — someone who wins new business as w

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