About the Role
At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world. As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best? Saputo Dairy UK’s portfolio includes the Nation’s favourite cheese brand Cathedral City, alongside household names such as Clover, Country Life, Vitalite and Utterly Butterly, as well as dairy ingredients and dairy‑free products. As part of our continued growth, we’re looking for an Account Manager – Whey to play a key role in the commercial management and development of our whey ingredient portfolio.
This role is based at our Weybridge office, with the option to work from home up to one day per week based on business need. Candidates must be able to work onsite at our Weybridge office a minimum of 4 days per week. Work pattern: Monday–Friday, 37 hours per week.
Responsibilities
* Managing key customer relationships and acting as the primary commercial contact across assigned accounts.
* Developing, negotiating and delivering customer agreements, pricing and volume plans aligned to business strategy.
* Owning monthly and annual volume forecasting, working closely with supply chain and operations to ensure optimal availability.
* Delivering margin (£/tonne), EBITDA and cash targets across the whey portfolio.
* Monitoring market dynamics, competitor activity and customer trends to inform pricing and commercial decisions.
* Identifying new business opportunities, customer development initiatives and route‑to‑market improvements.
* Building strong cross‑functional relationships across planning, supply chain, operations, finance, technical and R&D teams.
Qualifications
* Proven experience in account management, sales or trading, ideally within dairy, food ingredients or FMCG.
* Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to translate technical product knowledge into customer value.
* Confidence operating in complex B2B environments, with well‑developed negotiation and influencing skills.
* Strong analytical and forecasting capability, comfortable working with data in a fast‑moving environment.
* Understanding of whey products, dairy ingredients or commodity‑based food markets.
* A proactive, resilient and collaborative mindset, with a genuine sense of ownership and accountability.
Benefits
* Private Health Care
* Annual bonus scheme up to 15% (paid quarterly)
* Flexible and hybrid working approach
* Autonomous and inclusive working environment
* Opportunities for progression within the UK and overseas
* Enhanced employer pension contributions
* Health cash plan – claim money back towards essential healthcare such as dental, eye care etc.
* Access to Thrive 24 hours a day – a leading and NHS clinically approved app which focuses on general wellbeing
* Long service recognised every 5 years
* Life assurance up to 4 x contractual pay
* Discounted branded products
* Free, onsite parking
* Subsidised staff restaurant
* 25 holidays + 8 bank holidays
* One paid workday a year to volunteer for a local community or charitable institutions of your choice
* Opportunity to swap traditional UK holidays for dates significant to your cultural and religious beliefs
* My Staff Shop – access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings – providing great discounts from thousands of the UKs largest retailers & service providers.
Equal Opportunity
We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join our team. To enable you to bring your best, we will ensure you are provided with any physical or non‑physical adjustments to support your participation in the job application and interview process.
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