Interim Head of Flora Professional & Industrial Sales UKI

About Flora Food Group We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business. Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.

Position: Interim Head of Flora Professional & Industrial Sales UKI Division Location: Southwark, London, Hybrid

About The Position We’re seeking an interim commercial leader to head up our Flora Professional & Industrial Sales UKI division , shaping its presence across the UK and Ireland foodservice landscape during a key transition period. As Interim Head of Flora Professional & Industrial Sales UKI, you’ll lead our commercial strategy and execution across a broad range of channels—from Scalable QSR, High Street LSR, and Informal Eating Out to Regional Foodservice, Specialist Channels, Industrials, and Wholesale Route-to-Market (R2M). You’ll be joining and guiding a talented team, supporting strategic growth plans across both established customer relationships and high-potential emerging segments. This role is hands-on, dynamic, and vital to ensuring momentum as we continue expanding our portfolio and presence.

Key Responsibilities Include Leading the commercial growth strategy and P&L ownership for all Flora Professional & Industrial Sales UKI channels and customer groups across the UK & Ireland. Accelerating penetration in high-growth segments such as QSR, LSR, Informal Eating Out, and Industrials, while reinforcing our foodservice foundations. Supporting and directing a cross-functional team spanning account management, customer development, marketing, and operational execution. Driving customer-centric innovation and activating our NPD pipeline with a practical understanding of culinary, category, and technical needs. Representing the UKI Flora Professional & Industrial Sales business internally and ensuring continuity between local execution and our European leadership agenda.

What Does It Take to Be Successful? We're looking for an adaptable and inspirational interim leader, with strong commercial instincts, people leadership, and a focus on execution. You’ll Bring Solid leadership experience in foodservice, B2B FMCG, or similar out-of-home sectors Expertise across multiple route-to-market channels, especially QSR, LSR, and wholesale A proven ability to drive growth and manage commercial performance A collaborative and agile mindset, ready to dive into both strategic and hands-on work A passion for food, innovation, and empowering teams.

What’s Next? If you're ready to jump in and make an immediate impact, we’d love to hear from you. Application Deadline: 17th August 2025 If you have questions, reach out to Richard Hodgson, Talent Acquisition, via WhatsApp at +44(0)7826 900 399 or email at richard.hodgson@florafg.com . Join Flora Food Group, where we are pioneering the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles. Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias. No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.