Commercial Director- Category & Supply Chain Scale-up Tech - Quest Search and Selection Ltd : Job Details

Quest Search & Selection are currently partnering with a leading scale up B2C & B2B retail eCommerce platform, specialised in consumer goods and food delivery. Offering an extensive range of products including household essentials, medication, pet care, office supplies, beauty, groceries, and even fresh prepared food!

This scale up business is going through growth and is keen to look for a new appointment, who has been part of a startup/scale up to drive the commercial buying & supply chain P&L via and established team. You must have an astute, analytical mindset they can deliver via their team in a hands-on environment.

Key responsibilities of this Commercial Director- Category & Supply Chain (Scale-up Tech) -

• Lead the product range by identifying the optimal number of products, store ranges and category allocations.
• Heads up an established team of Category , Supply Chain & analytical experts (circa of 7-8 people) and taking full P&L responsibility of their trading business.
• Conduct thorough analyses of daily and weekly trade patterns, identifying deviations from expectations and proposing hypotheses for further validation.
• Leading the curation of the product range by identifying the optimal number of products, ranges and category allocations.
• Still being in the data to conduct thorough analyses of daily and weekly trade patterns, identifying deviations from expectations and proposing hypotheses for further validation.
• Being hands-on - monitor competitive price indices and implement pricing policies accordingly & being reactive where needed.
• Develop strategies for this Q-commerce in-app merchandising to consistently showcase the product range in alignment with the value proposition.
• Monitor competitive price indices and implement pricing policies accordingly.
• Manage relationships with key accounts, ensuring adherence to cost prices, promotional activities, and service standards.
• You must operate in Owner Mode, (this is a scale up where you will be working with founders daily). You will need to be 'all in' embracing full responsibility.
• Provide insights into algorithmic buying decisions and A/B tests to optimise availability
• Manage store efficiency and inventory fullness for this Quick Commerce operation.
• Act as the main point of contact with the central distribution, at a senior level.
• Develop strategies for in-app merchandising to consistently showcase the product range in alignment with the value proposition.

Key requirements of this Commercial Director- Category & Supply Chain (Scale-up Tech)

• That you have led teams but still hands on with in driving the strategy and being involved in reactive and strategic commercial decision making.
• You may come from an Investment banking background (Senior Associate or above) or consulting background and then moved to a Tech business (either start-up/scale-up) where you are driving the Commercials, Growth and the P&L.
• Also if you come from a Q-commerce business this is desirable but not essential.
• The business will be looking for someone with either built their own business or worked in an early-stage start-up /scale up coupled with a blue-chip eCommerce or retail supermarket, household or FMCG background.
• You must be a data-savvy, analytical individual that provides the foundations of your decision making.
• You must consider yourself a builder rather than just an executor.
• Good communication skills and eye to detail.
• High calibre educational background or equivalent is preferred.
• High level Excel and Microsoft Office experience.
• This is more about the individual rather you experience, first and foremost you must consider someone who operates in Owner Mode. Meaning you are with your people, you make decisions and you own it and you consider yourself connect to the business needs at all time.
• The business will not shy away from someone who has built their own business or worked in an early-stage start-up /scale ups - having an entrepreneur mind set is key!
• That you have led teams at an intense pace and speed but still hands on with in driving the strategy and being involved in reactive and strategic decision making.
• High calibre educational background (MBA level ideally) or have a Bachelors degree or equivalent from a top university (UK or internationally)

Benefits included for Commercial Director- Category & Supply Chain (Scale-up Tech)

• Central London head office!
• There is no set policy but would expect an individual to be based in head office circa 4 days a week - visibility and being close to the team and business is important as part of their scale up.
• 20% discretionary bonus
• Lucrative equity/RSU
• Part of a growth-mindset mind culture
• Pat of a wide global business that is going form strength to strength.

This is a great opportunity if you have the right skill sets to lead an entrepreneurial team and business. If this role is of interest, please do apply with your CV today quoting the reference JO-2405-111427.

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.