National Account Executive

Position Title:National Account Executive

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:39380

National Account Executive

At McCain were feeding the world: from French fries to Smiles we contribute to the important role food plays in peoples lives. Thats why were dedicated to ensuring our core valuesFamily Authentic Trusted and Qualityshine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience a presence in more than 160 countries and a global team of 22000 people our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together along with our business and community partners to bring sustainable growth and positive change today tomorrow and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

Were looking for a commercially sharp insight-led National Account Executive to join our high-performing team. This is not your average sales support role were seeking someone whos just as comfortable diving into category insights and promotional effectiveness as they are managing customer relationships and executing plans.

This role is the perfect springboard for someone looking to build a career in account management category development or commercial strategy within FMCG. Youll work with major retail customers supporting national account managers in delivering best-in-class execution and youll stand out by bringing data-led thinking and curiosity to every conversation.

What youll be doing.

• Support National Account Managers in the day-to-day management of key retail accounts.
• Own elements of customer account admin: promotional planning pricing forecasting and tracking.
• Collaborate closely with category and insights teams to develop compelling customer-specific stories and presentations.
• Evaluate the performance of promotional activity and work with the wider commercial team to optimise future plans.
• Translate consumer and shopper data into actionable recommendations for both internal stakeholders and retail partners.
• Prepare and present key business updates sales performance reports and category reviews.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across sales marketing supply chain and category teams.

What youll need to be successful.

• 13 years experience in FMCG preferably in a commercial sales support or category role.
• Experience of the GB retail market.
• Strong analytical skills and a genuine interest in what drives consumer behaviour and category performance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills confident working with data and turning it into a story.
• Organised proactive and eager to learn youll thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Degree educated or equivalent experience.

Benefits of the role.

Although we do encourage you to taste the goods youll be pleased to know we dont pay you in chips. For working hard youll also get a great salary and some pretty good benefits including:

• An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
• Flexible holidays where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Optional health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Chips In Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness resilience and long-term development of McCain communities across the globe

And of course being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an ambitious 5 year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out.

About the team.

The Retail Sales team at McCain is made up of three closely connected functions Sales Category and Demand. Each customer and channel benefits from dedicated support across all three functions with daily collaboration to share insight and drive results. We are a winning team and were proud to say we finished top in The Advantage Group across all categories for the 5th year running.

Where will I work.

Being in the office every single day is a thing of the past. Here at McCain we champion hybrid working. This means we dont have a set expectation of exactly when you need to be in the office however we do encourage our full-time office-based people to connect in person with others for around half of their working time as thats the best way for us to build and maintain our connections. Our head office (Customer Experience Centre) is on the outskirts of Scarborough 1.5 hours away from Leeds City Centre and about an hour from York. We have lots of colleagues who travel to and from our Experience Centre (even if it is just for a good coffee!) and because hybrid really does mean hybrid at McCain they get the opportunity to collaborate with their colleagues when theyre in the office and balance that with working from home to ensure they get a good life-work balance.

About McCain.

Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.

Leadership principles.

At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us knowand we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family:Sales

Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough
GB - United Kingdom : England : Hull
GB - United Kingdom : England : Kingston-upon-Hull*
GB - United Kingdom : England : Leeds*
GB - United Kingdom : England : Sheffield*
GB - United Kingdom : England : York*

Company:McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd