Westwood Recruitment
National Account Manager
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National Account Manager – Fresh Foodservice (New Business)
Salary: Up to £55,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus
Location: Home-based with national travel
Are you a commercially driven sales professional with a passion for fresh food and a track record of winning national business?
We're recruiting on behalf of a leading fresh food supplier for a National Account Manager to spearhead new business growth across the UK. This isn't a traditional account management role focused on maintaining existing relationships, we're looking for someone with a genuine hunter mentality who thrives on opening doors, developing opportunities and securing new national accounts.
If you're motivated by building pipelines, winning new customers and making a real commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
As National Account Manager, you'll be responsible for identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities within the foodservice sector. Working closely with internal teams including Supply Chain, Finance and Customer Support, you'll create tailored solutions that deliver value for customers while driving profitable growth.
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You'll have the autonomy to manage your own diary, develop strategic sales plans and build long-term partnerships with key decision-makers across the UK.
What You'll Be Doing
- Driving new business acquisition across national foodservice accounts.
- Building and executing a strategic pipeline of opportunities.
- Identifying customer needs and creating commercially viable solutions.
- Negotiating and presenting at senior stakeholder level.
- Collaborating with internal teams to ensure a seamless customer experience.
- Monitoring market trends and identifying growth opportunities.
- Delivering against ambitious sales and revenue targets.
About You
We're looking for someone who combines commercial awareness with the drive to win new business.
You'll ideally have:
- Proven success in winning new business within foodservice, fresh produce, fresh food or a closely related sector.
- Experience managing complex sales cycles with national or multi-site customers.
- Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
- Confidence presenting and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a national territory.
- A proactive, self-motivated approach with a genuine hunter mentality.
- Strong analytical skills, including confidence using Excel and PowerPoint.
- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally.
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What's on Offer
- Salary up to £55,000
- Car allowance
- Performance-related bonus
- Home-based role with national coverage
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy additional leave
- Company pension
- Life assurance
- Health cash plan and digital GP access
- Employee assistance programme
- High street discounts and retail benefits
- Early access to earned pay
- Optional dental and critical illness cover
If you're an ambitious sales professional looking for an opportunity where your ability to win new business will be recognised and rewarded, we'd love to hear from you.
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