Role: Commercial Executive
Location: Leeds Broadgate
Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in
between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
What You’ll be doing:
As part of our dynamic portfolio team, you’ll play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of new and existing products from concept through to launch. Working cross-functionally across the business, you’ll help ensure projects are delivered on time, aligned to customer expectations, and contribute to Greencore’s strategic KPIs and innovation plans.
Key responsibilities include:
- Maintaining and updating the Project Master Plan to provide a live, accurate overview of all products progressing through the IBP process
- Supporting weekly and monthly ITP, IBP, Feasibility and S&G meetings, ensuring actions are tracked and followed through
- Managing documentation and reporting processes to keep key stakeholders informed and aligned
- Creating and maintaining product master documentation throughout the Stage & Gate product lifecycle
- Assisting with the effective delivery of projects through the Stage & Gate process to meet critical path timelines
- Coordinating Post Launch Reviews to evaluate financial, operational and sales performance, while capturing key learnings and continuous improvement opportunities
- Supporting range performance reviews, helping identify opportunities to improve profitability and portfolio performance
- Providing support across BAU activities in the absence of the Portfolio Manager, ensuring continuity across reporting, communication and escalation processes
What We’re Looking For
This role would suit a recent graduate with a Business, Economics, Marketing, Finance or related degree, or someone with early commercial experience looking to take the next step in their career. It offers a clear development pathway within our Commercial function, providing exposure to key business areas and opportunities for future progression into Category, Account Management, Commercial Planning and broader leadership roles.
You'll ideally have:
- Strong commercial awareness and a genuine interest in understanding how businesses drive growth and profitability
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and turn it into meaningful insights
- Strong problem-solving skills and a naturally curious mindset
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- High levels of organisation and attention to detail
- Confidence working with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and data-driven reports
- The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- A proactive approach and willingness to challenge, learn and continuously improve
Previous experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or a commercial environment would be advantageous but is not essential. We're more interested in individuals who can demonstrate strong commercial acumen, analytical capability and the potential to grow within our business.
At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.
If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.
What you’ll get in return
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- Competitive matched pension contributions
- Life insurance up to 4x salary
- Company share save scheme
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
- Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
