Produce Account Manager

Produce Account Manager

Home-based London travel

35,000 + 10% KPI incentive

• Passionate about food? Looking for a commercial role where you can build your career and make a real impact with a key customer?
• This is a great opportunity to join a growing food business as an Account Manager, managing their M&S account within the prepared fruit business.
• Whether you're a graduate looking to take your first step into Account Management, or you already have some commercial experience, they're looking for someone with the right attitude, attention to detail and passion for fresh produce.

What's on Offer?

• 35,000 salary + 10% incentive based on KPIs
• Home-based role with the odd commute to London and surrounding areas.
• Opportunity to work with a major retail customer
• Exposure to NPD, commercial strategy and category development
• Genuine investment in your development and future potential
• Opportunity to join a growing food business at an exciting time

What's the Job?

• You'll take ownership of the M&S account, building strong customer relationships and helping drive sales, margin and profitable growth.

Day to day, you'll be:

• Managing relationships with Buyers and Planners
• Handling day-to-day customer communication and supply queries
• Supporting new product launches and NPD
• Managing budgets, forecasts and sales performance
• Preparing costings and supporting pricing reviews
• Managing promotional activity and reviewing results
• Monitoring sales and margin performance
• Identifying opportunities for new products and growth
• Supporting range reviews and category strategies
• Using customer and competitor insight to identify opportunities
• Working closely with NPD, Production, Planning, Logistics and other internal teams
• Producing commercial reports and analysis
• Helping improve product profitability and manage costs

This is a varied role where you'll need to be organised, confident and commercially minded, with the ability to manage changing priorities and build strong relationships across the business

What do I need?

• A genuine passion for food
• Relevant commercial experience OR a graduate with a genuine passion for food/fresh produce
• Around 2 years' experience in Account Management or a commercial role would be advantageous
• An interest in sales, margins and commercial performance
• Strong organisation and attention to detail
• Confident communication and relationship-building skills
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Customer-focused and commercially curious
• A willingness to learn and develop

What's next?

For an informal chat, please call Georgie on (phone number removed), email (url removed), or message me on LinkedIn.

Don't worry if your CV isn't up to date - just send what you have, and we'll take it from there.