Commercial Growth &
Transformation
Hiring for growth means hiring differently.
Most of our clients' growth challenges don’t sit neatly in Sales, Ops or Marketing anymore. They sit between pricing, data, supply and execution.
POET focuses on Six Commercial Functions that resolve some of those tensions.
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Revenue Growth Management
Includes: Revenue Growth Management (RGM), Net Revenue Management (NRM), Pricing, Promotions and Trade Spend, Price Pack Architecture (PPA).
Typical client challenges we solve:
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Margin erosion despite volume growth
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Over-discounting and over-complex promo mechanics
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Weak price discipline and inconsistent execution in-market
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Unclear pack architecture and too much SKU noise
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Retailer pressure on terms with no robust commercial story
Outcome:
Clearer price, promo and mix decisions that protect margin, improve ROI on spend and futureproof profitable growth.
Commercial Strategy
Includes: Commercial Strategy, Go-to-Market Strategy, Channel Strategy, Customer Strategy, Route-to-Market (RTM) Design, Commercial Portfolio Choices.
Typical client challenges we solve:
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Growth without focus - too many channels, too many priorities
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Unclear route-to-market strategy (direct vs distributor vs hybrid)
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Entering new channels without a repeatable playbook
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Misalignment between Sales, Finance and Marketing on “what good looks like”
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“Big ambition, thin plan” - targets without a commercial operating model
Outcome:
A sharper where-to-play/how-to-win plan that improves focus, accelerates execution and makes growth more repeatable.
Sales Operations Management
Includes: Sales Operations, Sales Enablement, Sales Planning, CRM and Pipeline Management, Sales Analytics and Performance Reporting.
Typical client challenges we solve:
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Sales teams scaling without process, rhythm or clean data
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CRM adoption issues and unreliable forecasting
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Inconsistent ways of working across accounts, channels or regions
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Too much time spent firefighting and not enough selling
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Poor visibility on performance drivers (distribution, rate of sale, compliance)
Outcome:
A higher-performing sales engine with better productivity, cleaner forecasting and a scalable operating cadence.
Commercial Finance
Includes: Commercial Finance Business Partnering, Trade Spend ROI, Profitability and Gross-to-Net Analysis, Pricing and Promo Modelling, Scenario Planning.
Typical client challenges we solve:
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Limited visibility of profitability by customer, channel or SKU
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Trade spend not governed - weak ROI and slow decision-making
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Tension between Sales and Finance with no constructive challenge process
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Price increases modelled poorly (or too late)
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Board-level pressure for commercial confidence and control
Outcome:
Stronger grip on gross-to-net and profitability, better trade spend discipline and faster, clearer commercial decisions.
Market Strategy & Planning (MS&P)
Includes: MS&P, portfolio and range strategy, trade spend optimisation and cross-functional planning alignment.
Typical client challenges we solve:
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Strong commercial strategy that doesn’t translate into executable retailer and channel plans
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Misalignment between Brand, Sales, Finance and Supply planning cycles
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Over-complex SKU ranges and inefficient trade investment
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Volume growth masking margin and mix inefficiencies
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Slow response to changing shopper, retailer and channel dynamics
Outcome:
Joined-up commercial plans that align market understanding, strategy and execution to deliver sustainable, profitable growth.
Commercial Excellence & Capability
Includes: Commercial Excellence, Sales Capability, Ways of Working, Target Setting and Incentives, Playbooks and Toolkits, CRM and Process Adoption, Training and Coaching Programmes.
Typical client challenges we solve:
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A good team with inconsistent standards and uneven performance
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No clear “this is how we sell here” - everyone does it differently
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Managers not equipped to coach and drive execution
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Tools and processes in place but not used properly
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Targets and incentives that drive the wrong behaviours
Outcome:
A more consistent, scalable commercial organisation - clearer standards, better execution, stronger coaching and improved productivity across the team.
How POET Recruits
Typically, POET partners with Founders and CEOs, Managing Directors and Commercial & Transformation leaders to help them find the very best talent in an everchanging Consumer Goods marketplace.
We operate discretely, quickly and with genuine reach





