Head of Grocery

About us:

The Bread Factory is London’s leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL’s Bakeries nationwide. As our teams grow, we seek our next Head of Grocery to join our Grocery team.

Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing:

• Act as the thought leader for the Grocery channel, owning commercial strategy, value creation, and long-term growth planning.
• Develop and deliver a three-year growth strategy, identifying key opportunities, routes to market, and future trading partners.
• Lead stakeholder alignment and act as a catalyst for change to deliver strategic objectives and remove barriers.
• Own pricing, range architecture, and portfolio strategy, including NPD, launches, and range optimisation.
• Build and maintain senior relationships with key retailers, using category, competitor, and market insights to influence decisions.
• Lead annual trading plans and trade marketing activity, ensuring alignment with customer and consumer strategies.
• Oversee Joint Business Planning (JBP) and the annual account planning cycle, aligning with broader business goals to drive profitable growth.
• Lead forecasting, volume planning, and risk management, collaborating cross-functionally to manage demand fluctuations.
• Develop, coach, and upskill the Grocery team, driving best-in-class retailer marketing and strong commercial performance.

Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you have:

• 5+ years’ experience across product development, category management, and marketing within the grocery sector.
• Proven track record of driving commercial growth, with strong leadership and strategic capability.
• Deep understanding of the Bakery category, including market dynamics and competitive landscape.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and deliver results.
• Excellent communication skills, with a track record of leading, motivating, and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong commercial acumen, balancing growth ambitions with profitability.

What’s in it for you:

• Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends.
• 50% discount at GAIL’s and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Discounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants
• 24-hour GP service
• Cycle to work scheme