Ambient Food
Surrey
£65,000 - £75,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Talent Guardian is proud to be partnering with a leading, award-winning, employee-owned ambient food business to find an ambitious Senior National Account Manager to join their high-performing commercial team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a truly unique business one that is employee-owned, internationally recognised, and supplies all major UK retailers and foodservice customers across both own label and branded product ranges. With an international supply base spanning 20+ countries, this is a business with real heritage, strong values and serious growth ambitions.
The Role
Reporting directly into the Sales & Marketing Director, this is a genuine career-defining role with real autonomy and responsibility. You'll take ownership of major retail accounts whilst identifying and securing new business opportunities, building long-term customer relationships across all functions and working cross-functionally with procurement, supply chain, category and marketing teams.
This is the kind of role where you'll be trusted, valued and given the platform to build a credible and long-term career.
Key Responsibilities
Own and grow a major retail account with full autonomy and responsibility
Identify and secure new business opportunities and product listings
Build and maintain strong relationships across customer functions Sales, Supply Chain, Technical, Product Development and Merchandising
Work with the internal Procurement team to assess market buying opportunities
Proactively manage customer stock levels in partnership with Supply Chain
Deliver best-in-class customer presentations using IRI and internal data alongside the Category Insight and Marketing teams
Manage and report on sales performance and contract balances
About You
Degree educated (2:1 or above in a relevant business discipline)
Minimum 3 years' experience managing UK retail accounts
Food industry background strongly preferred other FMCG considered
Own label experience a plus
Proven new business winner with strong commercial instincts
Confident negotiator and influencer with excellent communication skills
Highly organised, detail-oriented and data-savvy
Dynamic, tenacious and driven to succeed
What's On Offer
Competitive base salary
Discretionary bonus + employee ownership (EOT) bonus
Matched pension contributions up to 5%
Healthcare and life cover
Work from home on Fridays
23 days holiday increasing with service
This is a rare opportunity to join a business that genuinely invests in its people and rewards long-term contribution. If you're a driven Senior National Account Manager ready to take the next step, we'd love to hear from you.