Commercial Executive

About Ocean Healthcare

Ocean Healthcare is a prominent Irish private healthcare firm specializing in sales, marketing, and distribution for healthcare brands. Their portfolio spans leading brands in the pharmacy, grocery, and dental markets, working with top retailers, pharmacy groups, and wholesalers across Ireland.

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly organized and commercially savvy Commercial Executive to join our expanding team. Reporting to the Head of Commercial, this role involves supporting the execution of customer plans, pricing strategies, promotions, product launches, reporting, and supply chain functions across the company. This fast-paced position requires excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities within a collaborative environment involving customers, suppliers, and internal teams. The role offers broad exposure to commercial, sales, supply chain, and customer management operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Head of Commercial and Key Account Managers in achieving customer plans and commercial objectives.
• Oversee customer pricing data, including price adjustments, promotional funding, rebates, and related commercial documentation.
• Coordinate promotional submissions from retailers, manage new product listings, and support product launches.
• Keep product master data current, manage barcodes, maintain GS1 compliance, and handle retailer setup documentation.
• Communicate with customers, wholesalers, and supply chain partners regarding stock levels, supply challenges, and delivery status.
• Generate weekly and monthly reports, perform commercial analysis, and provide forecasting assistance.
• Administer customer and supplier information in retailer portals and other business systems.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, wholesalers, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Contribute to business projects and seek continuous process improvement opportunities.

Required Skills and Experience

• At least 1 year of experience in a commercial, sales support, customer service, account management, or FMCG-related role.
• Strong commercial awareness paired with analytical capabilities.
• Proficiency in advanced Microsoft Office applications and artificial intelligence tools.
• Excellent organizational skills and effective communication abilities.
• Keen attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.
• Capability to manage multiple tasks efficiently in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in FMCG, healthcare, retail, pharmacy, or distribution sectors is an advantage.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Co-Pilot, Sage, GS1, ARCOS systems, and retailer portals is beneficial.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a commercially minded, well-organized individual who thrives working collaboratively with customers, suppliers, and team members. This position suits recent graduates or early-career professionals aiming to gain experience in a dynamic commercial healthcare setting. The role involves meticulous attention to detail, proactive follow-up, and making data-driven commercial decisions. Living near Sandyford, or having reliable commuting options to the office by the Luas station, is preferred.

Why Choose Ocean Healthcare?

Ocean Healthcare is an established company delivering leading healthcare brands backed by a dedicated and experienced workforce. The company values loyalty, dedication, and strong performance and offers genuine opportunities for career progress and development. Their core principles include openness, collaboration, energy, accountability, and agility.