NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER – Grocery Multiples
- Employer
- SmithCarey Recruitment
- Location
- Hybrid working – East Midlands / Yorkshire or South East
- Salary
- Excellent salary package plus 10% bonus, electric car & benefits
- Closing date
- 14 Mar 2025
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER – Grocery Multiples
Excellent salary package plus 10% bonus, electric car & benefits
Hybrid working – East Midlands / Yorkshire or South East
The Company
Outstanding opportunity to join a market leading £700m dynamic UK food business with a clear ambition to better nourish people, animals, and the planet. Operating in the added value food sector, their mission is to build a rapidly growing, commercially successful business that is both ethically and environmentally sustainable.
With a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, our client has established themselves as a leader in their field. Their commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive culture has been widely recognised, including being ranked as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry by Best Companies. At the 2024 Business Culture Awards, they were celebrated for ‘Leading with Purpose’ and received a ‘Highly Commended’ recognition for their exceptional teamwork.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a company with a household name food brand and a significant own label business, and to be part of the added value consumer food division, that combines commercial success with a caring and people-focused culture.
The Job
Are you ready to take the next step in your National Accounts career and bring your passion for food to a dynamic, supportive environment?
In this pivotal role, reporting to the Head of Sales - Retail, you’ll take full P&L responsibility of Asda & Morrisons accounts with a c. £50m own label / brand portfolio. Collaborating with Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing and Category & Shopper teams, you’ll ensure seamless delivery and drive maximum impact with your accounts. Your remit will include shaping creative account strategies to deliver profitable growth, negotiating contracts, forecasting, budgeting and business development.
This role isn’t just a job – it’s a gateway to exceptional career progression. With industry-leading training and development programmes, you’ll be equipped to grow and excel within an innovative, results-driven team.
If you have the expertise we’re seeking and thrive in a high-energy environment, this is your opportunity to shine.
About You
With a successful career in sales and account management within the food industry, you bring a deep passion for food and an exceptional understanding of industry food trends. Your natural talent for identifying and seizing growth opportunities sets you apart. Share with us how you craft compelling food category stories that influence key customer contacts.
We’re seeking someone with proven experience in delivering profitable sales growth for an own label food company — directly managing any of the Top 6, M&S or Co-op accounts. Your expertise in chilled or ambient food categories will be a key asset. A solid understanding of NPD management, category knowledge, supply chain acumen and the core principles of modern National Account Management are all essential to succeed.
As an excellent communicator, you combine a creative mindset with focus and possess a strong drive to achieve results. Bright, proactive and eager to learn, you thrive on problem-solving and teamwork. Confident in taking the lead, you expertly manage all aspects of account activities with skill and poise.
Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders comes naturally to you, thanks to your personable and approachable demeanor. If you're a rising star seeking your next big opportunity in a role that offers both challenges and support, we want to hear from you.
Bring your energy, ambition, and expertise and join a team that shares your passion for food.
Please forward your CV together with current benefits package details quoting reference MS/2520 to mark@smithcarey.co.uk. Or give Mark Smith a call for a confidential discussion on 07747 847214.
Closing Date for applications: 14th March 2025
Company
As specialists in Sales & Marketing Recruitment and Training, SmithCarey Ltd have extensive knowledge and experience of the FMCG market and all trade channels from the recruitment and corporate perspective, which together with face-to-face contact ensures that we understand both our clients and candidates needs. We are fully committed to building long-term client and candidate relationships based on trust and results, which ensures candidates can effectively manage their ‘career road map’ and get the right job, not just any job, as well as ensuring our clients select the best talent.
We are passionate and committed to helping ambitious, commercial talent achieve their potential in some of food and drink’s most progressive and respected companies.
Our services at SmithCarey embrace retained recruitment consultancy, interim management and training, with our FMCG clients ranging from major bluechips to medium and small companies across food, drink and non-food, branded and own label.
Spanning both the corporate and the recruitment viewpoint, our Consultants have an outstanding track record of knowledge and experience in the FMCG market – specifically Sales & Marketing, including; National Account Management, Category Management, Customer Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Field Sales, International Sales Management and Brand Marketing.
We take our relationship with you, the candidate - and you, the client - very seriously. What you can expect from us is honest advice and real assistance at an individual level. We understand your concerns, we can get on your wavelength, and we can produce the results you want – be it a major career move to steer you in the right direction with your future ‘career road map’ or simply some welcome guidance and support.
The SmithCarey team are passionate in their belief that companies who want to attract top talent need to invest and take a more proactive approach, even before vacancies arise, by creating an employer branding talent attraction strategy. We have invested heavily in both resource and new technology to embrace the LinkedIn/Facebook generation, through social networking tools and other media.
Everything we do is done with passion, professionalism and integrity. We operate with strict confidentiality and never send out CVs without prior consent, recommend candidates without thorough screening or market false positions to attract response.
Our message to people who have the drive and energy to be a success is to come and talk to us. We can help by advising you what’s out there, provide support with your ‘career roadmap’ for how you might progress, together with advice on how to make it happen and, who knows, we might have the perfect position for you right now!
Take a look at our current opportunities; then email with a covering letter, stating your current remuneration package and a copy of your CV to one of our Consultants.
For Recruitment:
Mark Smith - mark@smithcarey.co.uk - mobile 07747 847214
Maria Murphy – mariam@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07745 184922
For Training:
Paul Carey - paul@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07786 745165
Or for any other general enquiries call 01488 649360 or email: directors@smithcarey.co.uk or visit our website www.smithcarey.co.uk
We look forward to helping you manage your future ‘career road map’ and assisting you in building a successful Sales or Marketing career in the exciting world of FMCG.
- Website
- http://www.smithcarey.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 01488 649 360
- Location
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SmithCarey Limited
PO Box 735
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 9PH
United Kingdom
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