National Account Manager (M&S)

Were on an exciting journey to grow and strengthen our relationships with retailers putting customer centricity at the heart of everything we do. Thats why were looking for a National Account Manager (Nat Sweet on M&S) to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to drive growth shape our strategy and make a real impact across our retail partnerships.

This role is all about peoplebuilding strong collaborative relationships with our retail partners understanding their needs and working together to unlock new opportunities. Youll be at the forefront of these conversations negotiating commercial terms managing both branded and private label growth and ensuring our products continue to thrive on shelves. Every day will be different whether youre meeting customers developing strategic plans or working closely with internal teams across sales marketing category and supply chain to bring ideas to life.

Youll need to be mobile as regular travel is part of the rolemeeting customers visiting stores and getting firsthand insight into whats happening in the market. Seeing the impact of your work in real-time is one of the most rewarding aspects of this role and its a fantastic opportunity to develop strong connections across the industry.

Qualifications :

Good knowledge of the UK grocery multiples channel key customers and broad National Account experience.

Commercial awareness with P&L experience (M&S experience essential)

Can create manage & deliver account plans that drive bases sales and distribution not just promotion volume

Confident at buyer / senior buyer level and beyond

Good communication negotiation & presentation skills

Experience of working with both brands and private label

Understands the principles of category management & confident in presenting and implementing insights.

Experience of building a strategic vision for an account/channel and executing against that vision

Additional Information :

What we offer you in return

• Matched pension scheme
• Death in service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Canteen
• Retailer discount platform
• Staff discount 
• And plenty more!

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time