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National Account Executive - Grocery

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National Account Executive | Grocery | Premium Branded Food
Hybrid Working - 3 days in office
Highly Competitive Salary and Benefits Package
Overview
An exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded premium branded food manufacturer, working with instantly recognisable brands across high-growth categories.
We’re looking for a commercially ambitious National Account Executive to support the management and development of two key Grocery accounts, working closely alongside a Senior National Account Manager.
This is a progressive, hands-on commercial role offering significant customer exposure and a clear opportunity to develop into a National Account Manager position.
The Opportunity:
- Support the Senior NAM with the day-to-day management of two key Grocery customers
- Build strong relationships with customer contacts and internal stakeholders
- Support commercial planning, forecasting, promotions and account performance
- Gain increasing exposure to negotiations and wider customer strategy
- Take on P&L responsibility scaled to your level of experience
- Receive dedicated P&L and commercial training to accelerate your development
- Work across premium, instantly recognisable brands in categories where the business is performing strongly
- Develop the commercial skills and customer experience required to progress into a full NAM role
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Company Overview:
This is a successful branded food manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality, innovation and customer relationships.


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Culture is a genuine strength. The business offers an inclusive, friendly and supportive environment, while still providing the pace, commercial exposure and progression you would expect from a high-performing FMCG organisation.
This could be particularly well suited to an existing National Account Executive or entry level commercial FMCG professional looking for greater responsibility and a defined route towards National Account Management.
If you're ambitious, commercially trained and looking for a business where you can genuinely develop your FMCG career, I'd be keen to hear from you.
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