Commercial Director Europe - Interfood, Bladel

Interfood is a leading global dairy commodity trading company. The core business includes providing market insights, dairy risk management, supply chain coordination, and technical support across the international dairy value chain. The company is known for combining high-quality product delivery with strong, long-term customer relationships, supported by a family-like culture that has remained central to its identity as it expanded globally.Interfood is in a period of transition and strategic renewal. The introduction of a new governance model, the appointment of a new, non-family CEO in August 2025, and the rollout of an updated corporate strategy (Strategy 2028) mark a clear shift toward a more future-focused organization. Interfood’s culture can be described as informal and no-nonsense (Brabant-style), with direct lines of communication, the ability to move fast and act quickly, and a strong emphasis on ownership as a core value.

The function The primary focus of the Commercial Director is to lead the commercial organization of the European HUB, design the commercial strategy, deliver the commercial results as aligned in the annual business plan and build high-performing commercial teams and capabilities for sustained future success.

Interfood is led by the Global board of Directors together with the Managing Directors responsible for the 3 geographic HUBs. Europe, APAC and Americas.

Each HUB has its own management team, including a Commercial Director who is responsible for all commercial disciplines: Trade, Derivatives, and Accounts.

Interfood has a long-standing track record of excellence in commodity trading. However, the intention has been clearly expressed to strongly focus on developing top-level Account Management in order to create long-term value with and for customers.

Therefore, Interfood is looking for a strong Commercial Director for the European HUB, who brings top-level experience in Account Management.

The Commercial Director lifts the whole commercial organization to a higher more structured and professional level. The Commercial Director can add the most value by developing top-level Account Management and building a high-performing team in this field.

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