National Account Executive - Ambient Food | Surrey (Hybrid)
Looking to accelerate your career in food and FMCG? This is your chance to join a fast-growing, employee-owned business that supplies ambient products to some of the UK's biggest names in retail - high-volume, own label, and commercially ambitious.
You'll be stepping into a commercially focused role with full responsibility for managing and growing national accounts. Reporting directly to the Sales & Marketing Director, you'll have the freedom to shape strategy, pitch new ideas, and build lasting relationships with buyers.
What you'll be doing:
* Autonomy and responsibility on retail and non-retail accounts
* Identifying new business opportunities, following these up and securing new lines
* Building and managing strong relationships with customer contacts across all functions; Sales, Supply Chain, Technical, Product Development, Merchandising
* Working with the internal Procurement team on new and existing business, constantly assessing the market on buying opportunities for your customers
* Proactive management of customer stock levels working with the internal Supply Chain team
* Working with the Category Insight Manager and Marketing Manager on best-in-class customer presentations utilising IRI and internal data
* Management and reporting of sales and contract balances
What we're looking for:
* Experience managing UK retail accounts in food, fresh produce, or FMCG
* Must have worked directly with at least one major UK retailer (e.g. Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons)
* Own Label exposure preferred
* Confident communicator with strong commercial instincts
* Tenacious, organised, and ready to graft
* Degree-qualified (2:1 or above)
What's on offer:
* Competitive salary with discretionary and EOT bonus
* Matched pension contributions up to 5%
* Private healthcare and life cover
* 23 days holiday (rising with service)
* Work-from-home Fridays
This is a business where people stay, grow, and thrive - and where your ideas won't just be heard, they'll be actioned. If you're ambitious, hands-on, and ready to build a career with real momentum, we want to hear from you.
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