Job Description
National Account Executive
Grocery Retail Accounts Home Based Role (travel to Midlands head office - minimum once per week and customer travel as required)
A rare opportunity to join this wonderful food business that is passionate about working with customers to develop irresistible products that customers love and that enhance its profitability.
Working with true foodies, this is a fabulous chance for you to take your grounding in grocery retail accounts and develop a long-term future in this role, with every opportunity to work towards a Business Unit Manager position. This varied and interesting role will give you exposure to branded and private label categories in a collaborative and supportive environment.
The Role
Reporting into the Senior Manager, you will support the management and growth of strategic retail accounts while helping to drive profitable sales growth across branded and own-label ranges.
Key responsibilities include:
-Supporting the delivery of sales plans across key grocery retail accounts
-Managing and developing relationships within independent retailer and wholesale channels
-Assisting with Joint Business Plans (JBPs) and customer growth strategies
-Coordinating promotional activity, pricing files, forecasting, and product launches
-Analysing sales performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and reporting insights to the wider commercial team
-Working cross-functionally with marketing, supply chain, finance, technical, and product development teams
-Supporting customer meetings, presentations, and commercial reviews
About You
We're looking for an ambitious and organised FMCG professional, with a passion for food coupled with strong analytical and relationship-building skills. You will ideally have:
-Experience within FMCG sales, account support, category, or commercial roles
-Exposure to the UK grocery retail sector (Tesco and/or Waitrose experience advantageous)
-Strong Excel and reporting skills with the ability to interpret commercial data
-Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
-A proactive approach and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
-Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
-A genuine passion for food and consumer trends
What's on Offer
-Salary guide: 40,000 - 45,000 (depending on experience)
-Car allowance / car.
-25 days holiday + bank holidays
-Uncapped bonus
-Pension scheme
-Private Medical Healthcare
-Home-based contract with travel to site at least once a week, and to customers as / when necessary.
-Some international travel.
-Excellent opportunities for career development
As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website (url removed)
Grocery Retail Accounts Home Based Role (travel to Midlands head office - minimum once per week and customer travel as required)
A rare opportunity to join this wonderful food business that is passionate about working with customers to develop irresistible products that customers love and that enhance its profitability.
Working with true foodies, this is a fabulous chance for you to take your grounding in grocery retail accounts and develop a long-term future in this role, with every opportunity to work towards a Business Unit Manager position. This varied and interesting role will give you exposure to branded and private label categories in a collaborative and supportive environment.
The Role
Reporting into the Senior Manager, you will support the management and growth of strategic retail accounts while helping to drive profitable sales growth across branded and own-label ranges.
Key responsibilities include:
-Supporting the delivery of sales plans across key grocery retail accounts
-Managing and developing relationships within independent retailer and wholesale channels
-Assisting with Joint Business Plans (JBPs) and customer growth strategies
-Coordinating promotional activity, pricing files, forecasting, and product launches
-Analysing sales performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and reporting insights to the wider commercial team
-Working cross-functionally with marketing, supply chain, finance, technical, and product development teams
-Supporting customer meetings, presentations, and commercial reviews
About You
We're looking for an ambitious and organised FMCG professional, with a passion for food coupled with strong analytical and relationship-building skills. You will ideally have:
-Experience within FMCG sales, account support, category, or commercial roles
-Exposure to the UK grocery retail sector (Tesco and/or Waitrose experience advantageous)
-Strong Excel and reporting skills with the ability to interpret commercial data
-Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
-A proactive approach and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
-Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
-A genuine passion for food and consumer trends
What's on Offer
-Salary guide: 40,000 - 45,000 (depending on experience)
-Car allowance / car.
-25 days holiday + bank holidays
-Uncapped bonus
-Pension scheme
-Private Medical Healthcare
-Home-based contract with travel to site at least once a week, and to customers as / when necessary.
-Some international travel.
-Excellent opportunities for career development
As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website (url removed)
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