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Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, you'll work closely with Commercial Heads and Customer Teams, providing financial insight and support across a portfolio of key customer accounts.
You'll be responsible for analysing performance, managing forecasting processes, supporting customer negotiations and ensuring commercial opportunities are evaluated through a strong financial lens. Acting as a trusted finance partner, you'll provide challenge and guidance to help drive sustainable and profitable business growth.
This is a highly visible role requiring strong relationship-building skills, commercial acumen and the confidence to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organisation. This is a fixed term contract for 15 months.
Ashton Green based (LE4), with travel to other Food to Go bakery locations as required. Flexible hybrid working available.
Key Responsibilities
We believe success comes from collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we value team players who are driven to achieve great results together. You’ll bring the following skills and experience:
We’re building a workplace where different ways of thinking are not just welcomed but supported, with clear communication, flexible processes, and a commitment to continuous improvement so everyone can thrive.
Company pension scheme
Access to health and well-being support, such as healthcare, optical and dental discounts
Employee discount scheme
Experience annual pay reviews
Profit related pay
Opportunity for extended leave
Free on-site parking
Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
Samworth Brothers is a fourth-generation family business, trusted by many of the UK’s best-known retailers to produce high-quality own-label products. Alongside these, we’re proud to craft and deliver our own iconic brands, including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company, and Walker & Son.
With over 10,000 talented colleagues working across our modern, well-invested food manufacturing sites nationwide, we’re committed to excellence in everything we do—from the food we make to the careers we build.
At Samworth Brothers, you’re more than just an employee, you are part of our strong family culture. Our collaborative approach and strong team spirit help us support one another and achieve great things together. As part of a well-established group, we offer stability, opportunity, and a place where you can truly thrive.
Ready to make a difference? Join us and be part of something special!
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer making diversity and inclusion a core part of everything we do. We also actively welcome applications from neurodivergent individuals and are committed to a recruitment process that’s fair, respectful, and free from bias. If you need any adaptations to the application or interview process, please do let us know.
Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.
You'll be responsible for analysing performance, managing forecasting processes, supporting customer negotiations and ensuring commercial opportunities are evaluated through a strong financial lens. Acting as a trusted finance partner, you'll provide challenge and guidance to help drive sustainable and profitable business growth.
This is a highly visible role requiring strong relationship-building skills, commercial acumen and the confidence to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organisation. This is a fixed term contract for 15 months.
Ashton Green based (LE4), with travel to other Food to Go bakery locations as required. Flexible hybrid working available.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate weekly commercial forecasting and performance reviews.
- Analyse sales, margin and profitability performance, identifying risks and opportunities.
- Partner with Commercial teams to support strategic decision-making and customer planning.
- Develop, maintain and improve financial models, costing tools and customer profitability reporting.
- Support pricing reviews, inflation recovery initiatives and commercial negotiations.
- Provide financial input into customer tenders, contract renewals and new business opportunities.
- Challenge assumptions and provide robust analysis to improve decision-making.
- Ensure governance and compliance across customer agreements and commercial terms.
- Deliver insightful reporting that supports business performance and profitability.
We believe success comes from collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we value team players who are driven to achieve great results together. You’ll bring the following skills and experience:
- ACCA or CIMA qualification, or be actively studying towards qualification.
- Experience providing meaningful financial analysis and commercial support within a business environment.
- Strong business partnering experience, with the ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders, provide constructive challenge and influence commercial decision-making.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and financial modelling skills.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and confidently.
We’re building a workplace where different ways of thinking are not just welcomed but supported, with clear communication, flexible processes, and a commitment to continuous improvement so everyone can thrive.
Company pension scheme
Access to health and well-being support, such as healthcare, optical and dental discounts
Employee discount scheme
Experience annual pay reviews
Profit related pay
Opportunity for extended leave
Free on-site parking
Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
Samworth Brothers is a fourth-generation family business, trusted by many of the UK’s best-known retailers to produce high-quality own-label products. Alongside these, we’re proud to craft and deliver our own iconic brands, including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company, and Walker & Son.
With over 10,000 talented colleagues working across our modern, well-invested food manufacturing sites nationwide, we’re committed to excellence in everything we do—from the food we make to the careers we build.
At Samworth Brothers, you’re more than just an employee, you are part of our strong family culture. Our collaborative approach and strong team spirit help us support one another and achieve great things together. As part of a well-established group, we offer stability, opportunity, and a place where you can truly thrive.
Ready to make a difference? Join us and be part of something special!
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer making diversity and inclusion a core part of everything we do. We also actively welcome applications from neurodivergent individuals and are committed to a recruitment process that’s fair, respectful, and free from bias. If you need any adaptations to the application or interview process, please do let us know.
Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.
