B2B Account Executive – Vegetarian Express
Location: Unit 7a, Odhams Trading Estate, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 7RY
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Ready to grow your B2B sales or account management skills in an exciting food business? We’re looking for someone who thrives on building relationships, loves a sales target, and is just as comfortable picking up the phone as they are navigating a CRM. If that sounds like you—and you're also keen to grow your skills in digital sales and ecommerce—this could be your perfect next role.
Role Responsibilities
As a B2B Account Executive at Vegetarian Express, your primary focus will be on account management—building strong relationships with our independent customer base to support retention, growth, and regular ordering. You'll check in with customers, introduce new products, and help them get the most out of our service while encouraging a shift toward self‑serve ordering via our Shopify B2B platform. Telesales will play a supporting role where it adds value, whilst ensuring a convenient ordering experience through our digital online ordering platform.
Reporting into the Head of Ecommerce & Independent Digi Plus, you’ll also collaborate with our ecommerce and marketing teams to support digital campaigns, product launches, and seasonal initiatives—without needing to manage technical setup. This is a great opportunity for someone with a solid grounding in B2B sales who’s ready to grow their skills in a digitally enabled sales environment.
About Vegetarian Express
Vegetarian Express specialises in delivering plant‑based ingredients, ideas and inspiration to chefs across the UK for eating‑out of home. With the astronomical rise in popularity of plant‑based, vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets, Vegetarian Express is uniquely placed in Foodservice to meet this demand, and as such is rapidly growing and expanding.
Nationally we supply more than 4,000 skilled chefs from customers such as Compass, Baxterstorey and Hilton, as well as a ton of independent operators. Vegetarian Express work with customers to create plant‑based menus that are enticing, better for consumers’ health, the planet and commercially for businesses. We are proud to be a certified B Corporation.
What You Need
* B2B Sales & Account Management: At least 1 year’s experience in telesales, account management, or sales support, ideally in foodservice, FMCG, or hospitality
* Proven Sales Ability: Able to influence buying behaviour, grow customer accounts, and consistently hit sales targets
* Commercial Communication: Clear, confident communicator who’s comfortable discussing pricing and commercial terms
* Digital Confidence: Experience using digital tools and platforms to support sales; Shopify experience is a bonus
* Team Player: Organized, proactive, and happy to collaborate across sales, ecommerce, and marketing
What Will Differentiate You
* Background in foodservice, FMCG, or hospitality
* Experience with Shopify or other ecommerce/self‑serve ordering platforms
* A real interest in how digital and traditional sales can work together
In Return We Offer
* Competitive basic salary dependent on experience
* 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
* Annual leave purchase up to 3 additional days
* Health cash plan
* Pension
* Group Life Assurance
* Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme support
Candidates with relevant experience or job titles such as Sales Account Manager, New Business Executive, External Sales, Sales Consultant, Business Development, B2B Sales Executive, BDM, Sales Officer, Business Development Executor, Sales Coordinator, Business Development Officer, Internal Sales Officer, Direct Sales, Key Sales, Business Developer, and related titles may also be considered for this role.
Senior Level & Employment Details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Sales and Business Development
* Industries: Retail Health and Personal Care Products
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