Commercial Capabilities Controller

Based - St Albans, AL1 2RE (Hybrid 50%) Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description. Permanent, Full Time Join Premier Foods - where people, brands and purpose come together. We're proud to be one of the UK's largest listed food businesses, with over 4,000 colleagues across 13 sites shaping the future of some of Britain's best-loved brands, found in 94% of households nationwide, making us one of the UK's top three ambient food suppliers. From much-loved household names such as Mr Kipling, Bisto, Oxo, Batchelors and Sharwoods, to our recently welcomed brands Fuel10k and Merchant Gourmet, our portfolio is packed with iconic favourites - and continues to grow.We're entering an exciting new phase of our growth, driven by a bold 10-year vision to become a significantly bigger, more international business, operating in high-growth categories and continuously pursuing M&A opportunities. To make this ambition a reality, building world-class commercial capability across Marketing and Sales is critical.We're now looking for a Commercial Capabilities Controller to lead this agenda - a high-impact role at the heart of our Commercial community.Reporting into a Global Marketing Director and working closely with senior leaders across Marketing and Sales, you'll champion capability building across the business. This is a broad, influential role with visibility at SLT and ELT level, giving you the opportunity to shape how we develop skills, leadership and future-fit capability across the organisation.You'll be trusted to set the direction, build the roadmap and bring programmes to life - adapting as our strategy and capability needs evolve.Within your first year, you'll have completed a full capability assessment across Marketing and Sales, defined a clear development plan and begun delivering impactful programmes that directly support our long-term growth strategy.What you'll be doing? Leading a comprehensive capability assessment across Marketing and Sales and translating this into clear, actionable roadmaps Designing and delivering flagshipcapability programmes such as Marketing Academy, Sales / Commercial Academy and other functional academies, working with internal L&D and external partners Driving ongoing Marketing capability initiatives (e.g. bite-size learning programmes), bringingbest-in-class external thinking into the business Building strong, collaborative relationships across the Commercial community and wider organisation Playing an active role in wider company priorities, including simplification, process improvement and agency capability Regularly updating Marketing & Sales SLTs, with occasional input into ELT and senior leadership forums What we need from you? An eperienced leader with a strong understanding of how complex, commercial organisations operate Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, confidently presenting ideas and recommendations A genuine passion forcapability building, learning and organisational development Strong communication skills and experience managing agencies and external partners Highly organised, delivery-focused and comfortable operating with autonomy Collaborative by nature, with a track record of working cross-functionally and bringing people on the journey Numerate, data-literate and confident translating insight into action What we offer you in return...? Competitive salary Car Allowance Bonus Up to 7.5% pension Life assurance Wide range of online and in-house training Access to an employee discount scheme, with access to hundreds of nationwide retailers Ready to apply...?Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV tailored to this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you. At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome. We're proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process. xjdpvnf If you experience any access issues or require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know so we can ensure you have the support you need.

Created: 2026-03-17