At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive growth by managing key accounts and delivering exceptional business plans.
- Company: Join Peter's Yard, a premium brand in the Foodservice industry.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, dynamic team environment, and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on innovation and teamwork.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a thriving company while building strong relationships.
- Qualifications: Experience as a National Account Manager in Foodservice and strong analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Peter’s Yard is looking for an Out-of-Home National Account Manager to join our high performing team and help drive and deliver the next stage of growth. The role involves key multiple accounts, reporting to the sales lead at Peter’s Yard.
Responsibilities include:
- Devising and delivering exceptional business plans with key Foodservice and Specialist customers, ensuring sales of our products are maximised at key trading periods.
- Winning new business through the channel with Wholesalers and End-users that showcase the exceptional quality and premium positioning of the Peter’s Yard brand and support the push‑pull strategy.
- Owning and managing P&L and forecasting of assigned accounts and delivering value, volume, and GP% metrics.
- Building unrivalled cross‑functional relationships with key customer contacts across buying, supply chain, category & format teams.
- Working with the Category Manager to deliver insights that drive significant business benefit.
- Delivering top‑class visibility and penetration through bringing Peter’s Yard alive in the channel (e.g., POS, Online).
- Utilising customer systems to maximise sales including influencing availability, compliance, and promotion management.
Reporting into: Head of Sales, Peter’s Yard
Profile:
- You will likely be an existing National Account Manager with experience in the Foodservice & Specialist arena and able to hit the ground running.
- Right‑to‑work within the UK (without sponsorship).
- Minimum education to bachelor's degree level.
- Strong experience in the channel and what is needed to support growth.
- Results‑driven – able to show examples of strong, tangible business results that you have personally led in customer.
- Resilience and tenacity – obstacles don’t hold you back and you work effectively when faced with a tough buyer or tricky negotiation.
- Analytical – you are all over the data and can bring new and relevant insights on your accounts.
- Great relationship builder – you are personable and have a collaborative attitude to working with the buyer, getting the result we need for Peter’s Yard in a responsible and natural manner.
A couple of things that are not essential but would be nice to have:
- A bit of a “Foodie”.
- Online and digital sales experience.
Team: Be a team player, we all get stuck in to achieve results here at Lotus Natural Foods and we love our team to look beyond their own role, whether that be contributing to innovation workshops or building upon ideas to amplify the overall result that perhaps sits outside of your role.
Culture is hugely important to us here at Lotus Natural Foods and we look to our employees to positively contribute to that.
This role is a full‑time position at our beautiful offices in St Albans, with four days a week spent on‑site. Please only proceed if this works for you.
National Account Manager Peter's Yard UK employer: Lotus Bakeries, Milan
At Kiddylicious UK, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and collaborative work culture. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous training opportunities and a supportive environment where your analytical skills can shine. Located in the heart of the UK, we offer a unique chance to be part of a small, agile team that values innovation and insight-driven decision-making, ensuring that your contributions directly impact our commercial success.
