National Account Manager - Grocery

A fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a major grocery account and help shape the next stage of commercial growth within a leading horticulture business.

National Account Manager - Grocery

Bedfordshire 3 days onsite Monday-Friday 50,000- 60,000 + 5,700 car allowance + 20% bonus + healthcare

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to manage and develop a significant grocery account within a growing FMCG business supplying the UK retail market.

Working closely with the Senior Commercial Manager and wider commercial teams, you will take ownership of the day-to-day customer relationship, helping to drive profitable growth, improve performance and deliver against customer objectives.

Managing a substantial and growing account, you will have the opportunity to influence range development, promotional activity, forecasting, commercial plans and long-term customer strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a key grocery retail customer relationship, acting as the main day-to-day commercial contact.
• Support account plans, customer reviews and commercial growth initiatives.
• Identify opportunities across range development, promotions, pricing and sales performance.
• Work closely with internal teams including supply chain, operations, procurement, technical and product development.
• Monitor sales performance, forecasts and customer KPIs to drive service and commercial improvement.
• Support new product launches and projects that improve customer and business performance.

What We're Looking For

You will ideally have proven account management experience within FMCG, grocery retail, fresh produce or a related consumer goods environment.

The successful candidate will be commercially minded, confident working with major retail customers and comfortable influencing across multiple internal teams.

You will bring:

• Experience managing retail or FMCG customer relationships.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify growth opportunities.
• Excellent communication, influencing and organisational skills.
• A proactive approach with the ability to manage projects and deliver results.

Experience supporting or leading others would be advantageous.

Why Join?

This is a chance to join a successful and growing business where you will have genuine influence over a major customer relationship.

You will be working on a high-profile retail account, partnering with senior stakeholders and playing an important role in delivering future growth plans.

The role offers a strong blend of customer management, commercial strategy and operational delivery, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to make a visible impact.

If you're interested in learning more, we'd be happy to have a confidential conversation.