National Account Manager - Vestacy
City: Slough
Vestacy
Our Sales teams help to deliver Vestacy's purpose by building shared success with our customers, making access to the highest quality brands possible in-stores and online.
Within Sales, we're focused on achieving outperformance across all our channels, operating in highly competitive categories. This focus results in a dynamic, fast paced environment where cross functional teams are encouraged to collaborate to achieve success.
We have hundreds of salespeople across the world, within market roles and ranging in areas like Field Sales, Key Accounts, Trade Marketing and Category Development.
Sales
Our Sales teams help to deliver Vestacy's purpose by building shared success with our customers, making access to the highest quality brands possible in-stores and online.
Within Sales, we're focused on achieving outperformance across all our channels, operating in highly competitive categories. This focus results in a dynamic, fast paced environment where cross functional teams are encouraged to collaborate to achieve success.
We have hundreds of salespeople across the world, within market roles and ranging in areas like Field Sales, Key Accounts, Trade Marketing and Category Development.
About the role
As a National Account Manager within Essential Home Sales, you’ll take ownership of strategic relationships with major retailers such as Tesco, Boots, Asda, and Sainsbury’s. Essential Home is a market leader in home and hygiene solutions, recognised for its commercial strength and innovation—30% of our sales over the past three years have come from new product launches. In this fast-paced, competitive environment, you’ll be responsible for driving category growth, delivering exceptional commercial results, and shaping joint business plans that unlock mutual value. This role offers the opportunity to lead high-impact negotiations, influence strategic decisions, and develop your career within a business that values collaboration, performance, and entrepreneurial thinking.
Your responsibilities
1. Achieve Net Revenue, Gross Margin & Net Working Capital targets for the account portfolio
2. Achieve account 4P targets (Product, Placement, Price & Promotion)
3. Provide challenge within a Category Business Team from a customer perspective
4. Develop multi-level relationships with the account
5. Achievement of account sales and trade investment targets for allocated account
6. Secure trading and distribution/promotion agreements in line with nominated major account’s profile (including share of shelf/visibility at POS/Distribution penetration across product range/Retail Pricing/Consumer and Trade Promotions and Discounts)
The experience we're looking for
7. Degree calibre candidate, with account management experience in FMCG sales; we want someone who has the hunger and desire to take our business to the next level
8. A strategic thinker, you possess the confidence to effectively deliver account plan
9. Proven track record of P&L management, budget delivery and growth momentum
10. You’ll demonstrate financial and commercial acumen and strategic thinking, be analytical and creative
11. Confident and capable of operating at all levels, good team player
12. The ability to build effective relationships both internally and externally will be a key part to your success, so you must be able to demonstrate a range of influencing styles and techniques
The skills for success
Key Account Management, Ecommerce, Analysing sales data, Leadership skills, Consumer Insights, Shopper Insights, Category Analysis, Collaboration and partnership skills, Influencing, Consultative Selling, Customer strategy, Channel strategy, Sales strategy development, Perform product planning, Business accumen, commercial accumen, Sales negotiation, P and L Management, Strategy Execution, Operational Excellence.
What we offer
We believe great work deserves great rewards. That’s why we offer numerous local benefits and global benefits designed to help you grow and thrive, such as career mobility opportunities, a referral program, access to our online learning academy, mental wellbeing support, and short-term bonus incentives.
Equality
We believe the best teams are built like great homes: on strong foundations and room to grow. That’s why we hire for potential as well as experience. If you resonate with our purpose, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t tick every box. We’re committed to equal opportunity for all, regardless of age, ability, background, identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Together, we create a space where everyone can thrive.