Over the past 4 years, dpsM&S has grown to become a market leader in the sourcing, production, and distribution of fresh produce to some of the UK's leading retailers.

We pride ourselves on the way we do business and understand that we are successful because of our people. As such we are looking for a superstar Junior Comemrcial Manager to be based in our Bearsted office, working full-time, with some time spent in Wimbledon and Paddington.

Purpose of Job: To support the Commercial and Produce Specialist teams in delivering timely and accurate range change, planogram creation, and forecasting within the Produce category. This hybrid role blends account management with display planning and customer-focused execution, using data-driven insights and crossfunctional collaboration to drive commercial outcome and enhance availability, space use, and in-store experience.

Key Responsibilities: Commercial & Account Management role (dps M&S): 

• Support the Commercial team in managing the key retail account.
• Support the execution of joint business and category plans to grow sales and share.
• Maintain and report on customer data including KPIs and sales.
• Handle promotional planning ensuring data accuracy and clear communication.
• Own and maintain sales forecasts (short and long-term) and upload into Prophet (internal system).
• Support customer portal management, including code generation and product updates in Prophet.
• Lead on customer reporting requirements e.g. sales/promotional/data/KPI summaries.

Produce Specialist role (M&S):

• Attend weekly meetings and huddles with SRD (Space, Range & Display) and the category teams; support wider SRD engagement through in-person or virtual participation in team talks and crossfunctional meetings. 
• Own and manage the Weekly Range Change process, collaborating with Display Planners, Buyers, and Supply Chain to deliver changes in line with governance and critical paths.
• Ensure planograms are accurate, aligned with display principles, and reflect appropriate cost-to-fill and days cover. Address space gaps and maintain display quality through reviews, quality checks, and retail ops feedback.
• Apply display principles consistently—ensuring one day’s cover, appropriate colour blocking, and space optimisation—while working with the Space team to accommodate different equipment types across store formats.

Key skills:

• Excellent communicator.
• Strong self-motivation and drive.
• Team player.
• A can-do positive approach to work.
• Adaptable with excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Capable and confident user of Microsoft Office and data analysis.
• Comfortable handling large data sets and reporting with accuracy.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Bonus Scheme
• 25 Days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays
• Westfield Health Membership
• Onsite Parking
• Free Food
• Generous Penison contributions, 7% from the business