Commercial Manager | Ballymena N.I

Commercial Manager – Ballymena | Meatex Jobs

Commercial Manager role based in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, offering a competitive salary in a permanent, full-time position. Join Cranswick Country Foods and lead commercial performance across a major UK food manufacturing operation.

Job Overview

Role: Commercial Manager
Location: Cranswick Country Foods, Ballymena
Salary: Competitive
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Hours: 39 hours per week

• Monday–Thursday: 08:30–16:30

• Friday: 08:30–15:30
  Closing Date: 12 noon, 6 February 2026

This role offers a senior opportunity to oversee site-level commercial operations while driving revenue growth and strengthening key customer and partner relationships. As a result, you will play a central role in delivering strong commercial returns across the business.

The Role

As Commercial Manager, you will lead the site’s commercial activities while working closely with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. You will balance strategic planning with hands-on delivery to ensure quality, quantity, and profitability targets are met.

In addition, you will collaborate across divisional lines, including Sausage, Bacon, and Cooked Meats, to support joined-up commercial decision-making. At the same time, you will maintain a visible presence on the factory floor to encourage best commercial outcomes.

Because this is a senior role, strong leadership and commercial judgement are essential.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Manage high-profile external commercial accounts

• Drive sites to deliver agreed quality and volumes for customers

• Ensure payment terms and credit limits are agreed, documented, and monitored

• Provide commercial input across Sausage, Bacon, and Cooked Meats divisions

• Complete trading data, records, and files accurately and on time

• Attend trading, planning, and financial meetings as required

• Provide pricing, costings, and commercial insight to support decision-making

• Work closely with operational managers to identify best commercial returns

• Visit customers and suppliers to strengthen relationships and increase value

• Support delivery of site and group financial budgets

• Manage site cold store stocks in line with group financial and technical requirements

• Investigate discrepancies and produce reports when required

• Deliver agreed KPIs and always act in the best interests of Cranswick PLC

As a result, your work will directly influence profitability, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be commercially astute, self-motivated, and confident operating at a senior level.

Importantly, you will bring:

• Previous experience within a meat processing business (highly desirable)

• Strong commercial acumen and analytical capability

• The ability to work on your own initiative

• Proven leadership skills

• Flexibility to travel to customers and internal business units

• Clear communication and stakeholder management skills

However, the business offers strong support and development opportunities for the right individual.

What’s on Offer

In return, you will receive:

• Competitive remuneration package

• Excellent working conditions

• Sharesave scheme

• Company and enhanced pension scheme

• Staff sales

• Opportunities for progression and development

In addition, you will join a business where people are at the heart of everything it does.

Company Information

Cranswick Country Foods (Ballymena) is one of the UK’s largest food producers, committed to producing authentically and sustainably made British food without compromise. Founded on expertise and driven by entrepreneurial thinking, the business encourages strong commercial ideas and invests in the development of its people from farm to factory.

Equal Opportunities

Cranswick Country Foods (Ballymena) is an equal opportunities employer. Applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified candidates.