Sales & Commercial Coordinator

Alexander Steele Recruitment is working in partnership with an established and growing food manufacturing business to recruit a Sales & Commercial Coordinator to join their team in Bedfordshire.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised, commercially minded individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and building relationships across different areas of a business.

The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting commercial activities across the UK and European markets, working closely with internal departments and external customers to ensure projects, customer requirements and business priorities are delivered successfully.

This is a varied position combining sales support, customer relationship management, commercial administration and project coordination, offering excellent exposure to the wider business.

On Offer

• Competitive salary of circa £40,000
• 32 days annual leave
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Excellent career development and progression opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative working environment

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain positive relationships with customers, responding to enquiries and ensuring a high standard of service.
• Work alongside colleagues across Sales, Technical, NPD, Operations and Supply Chain to coordinate activities and support business objectives.
• Assist with the organisation and delivery of new product development projects, ensuring key milestones and customer expectations are achieved.
• Prepare and maintain commercial information, including pricing documentation, quotations, customer agreements and sales data.
• Support colleagues across European markets, helping coordinate customer requirements, meetings and ongoing commercial activities.
• Produce and analyse sales reports, customer performance information and forecasts to support commercial decision-making.
• Maintain accurate customer records and ensure internal systems and databases are regularly updated.
• Coordinate customer visits, product samples, presentations and meetings, ensuring all necessary information is communicated effectively.
• Monitor ongoing projects, identifying potential challenges and working with relevant teams to keep activities on track.
• Contribute ideas to improve internal processes, reporting and overall administrative efficiency.

About You

• Previous experience in commercial administration, sales support, customer account coordination or a similar role.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with customers and colleagues at different levels.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with excellent attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Comfortable working collaboratively across different business functions.
• Previous experience within food manufacturing, ingredients or the wider FMCG sector would be advantageous.
• Exposure to CRM or ERP systems would be beneficial.
• Experience supporting new product launches, coordinating projects or working with international customers would be desirable.

Why Join?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and forward-thinking food manufacturing business that continues to develop its presence across UK and European markets.

The position offers much more than traditional sales administration, providing the opportunity to gain valuable experience across commercial operations, customer management and project coordination.

You’ll become part of a collaborative team where your contribution will have a genuine impact, with the opportunity to take on greater responsibility and develop your career as the business continues to grow.

With a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, enhanced pension and hybrid working, this is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for a varied, rewarding position with long-term career prospects.