Director of Commercial Excellence

3 days ago


Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Accoravillage Full time
Job Title: Director, Commercial Capabilities

At Accoravillage, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director, Commercial Capabilities to join our team. This role is a critical part of our Commercial Team, responsible for leading the growth strategy that strengthens our business, enables strategic innovation, and delivers profit to sustain our model.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Commercial Capabilities Team Leadership: Lead the Commercial Capabilities team to be the center of excellence for Market Insights and Go To Market execution for Accoravillage. Manage, develop, and mentor the team to partner across the organization to drive growth and profit.
  2. Strategic Planning & Execution: Develop, implement, and support the commercial team with an annual insights-led Go To Market strategy and selling materials to execute against the overall corporate strategy, focused on market penetration, growth, competitive positioning, and profitability.
  3. Market Analysis & Intelligence: Evaluate current market trends, competitor strategies, and customer preferences to identify untapped opportunities and potential threats to develop strategies that ensure long-term competitiveness and market growth. Key contributor to the organization's long-term strategic planning.
  4. Integrated Business Planning: Leads the portfolio management review, a critical pillar of the organization's Integrated Business Planning process.
  5. External Relationship Management: Oversee the development of strategic partnerships and relationships with external market research organizations to enhance business capabilities. Develop category partnerships with key accounts to uncover opportunities.
  6. Internal Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization to gain alignment with strategic commercial initiatives. Understand diverse perspectives, negotiate priorities, and build consensus among departments to achieve successful execution.
Qualifications:
  • University Degree mandatory
  • 5+ years of leadership experience, proven track record of coaching and developing teams.
  • Strong strategy and analytical skills coupled with experience in at least two of the following functions: Sales Account Management, Commercialization, Go To Market, Marketing, or Category Management.
  • Proven results leading the creation of strategy and influencing individuals to execute.
  • Strong business and financial acumen.
  • Strong project management, creative problem-solving, conceptual thinking, identifying future trends, and process improvement.
  • Strong presentation skills and the ability to inspire and influence others through storytelling and executive presence.
  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills as well as working knowledge of syndicated data systems.
  • Self-motivated with high energy and the desire to coach others.
  • Experience working at CPG companies is preferred.
  • Experience working in a matrix organization structure is an asset.
  • Valid G driving license required.

Accoravillage is a proud Canadian-owned dairy food and beverage company with a robust portfolio that includes 7 established brands. Our wide range of products are sold in Retail, Foodservice, Industrial, Co-pack, and Export markets, developed and produced out of our 13 manufacturing facilities in Ontario and Alberta. Delivering high-quality and innovative products is what makes us market leaders in our categories. Our grassroots approach to business is what guides our direction and differentiates us from our competitors. Our employees inspire our culture of excellence and entrepreneurship. We hire innovative and passionate professionals who know that greatness is achieved through people, partnerships, and acting with a business owner mindset.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity in our workplace. Reasonable accommodation is available upon request throughout our recruitment and selection process.



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