National Account Executive

Business Area: Nestlé Cereal Partners

Location: Welwyn Garden City (Hybrid working: approx. 1-2 flexible days a week in our office)

Salary: £30k - £35k depending on experience

Some of our other fantastic benefits:

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus
• Generous pension scheme
• 12 flexible days on top of 25 days annual holiday entitlement pro rata
• 2 paid volunteering days
• A focus on personal development and growth

Although this is a full-time opportunity, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs.

Position Summary:

We are Cereal Partners and together we make breakfast better. This belief is the foundation upon which Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) is built. As a unique joint venture between General Mills and Nestlé, we are a leading global breakfast cereal company with a very special culture. Partnership is the secret ingredient in our business, and that means we have created a culture of togetherness that helps us do things better.

Better Food, Better Lives, Better Planet and a Better CPW are promises that we try to live and work by, and that all adds up to a better breakfast. To us, that means providing consumers with tasty and nutritious breakfast cereals that make them feel good for the day ahead; working with customers to get the best cereal products and brands on the shelf; and supporting one another, as colleagues, to be the best we can be.

Your impact:

The National Account Executive plays a key role within the Cereal Partners’ Sales Team and is responsible for supporting the development and management of share winning profitable customer plans. Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Own and agree the customer baselines with Sales Analyst at the required customer/EAN level as a base for building the plan
• Own and develop promotional plan to include revenue, trade spend and promotion activation details including timing, mechanics and estimated amount sold on deal
• Where relevant develop and continuously improve customer investments plans with a pay for performance mindset
• Support the timely and accurate external execution of Customer Plans with the Customer Business Team
• Work with the Category and Marketing teams to facilitate best in class category strategies and activation
• Shape best in class selling stories, in-market activation, and performance
• Request completion of relevant customer admin with the Sales Admin Team in a timely manner
• Support with the timely preparation and input into all relevant internal planning processes
• Utilise multiple data sets to create guidance to build understanding of external performance dynamics
• Complete promotional pre- and post-evaluation and optimisation in conjunction with SRM throughout the year to drive ROI
• Support with the management of trade spend actuals
• In Market Execution - Timely communication with field ops where relevant

Your ingredients for success:

To be successful, you will ideally already have some fantastic commercial experience within the FMCG sector. You will work as part of a fast-moving team managing customer plans where accuracy and attention to detail are key. You will also:

• Be proficient in Excel and comfortable using other Microsoft Office programs
• Make good use of insightful information and be naturally analytical
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of commercial and financial situations
• Have forecasting, sales and negotiation experiences
• Be comfortable when working collaboratively and cross-functionally
• Have strong and flexible communication skills
• Be organised and adept at planning and prioritising workloads
• Be naturally curious and able to take the initiative when faced with obstacles

What you need to know:

Advert posting date: 11/05/2026

Advert closing date: 25/05/2026

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community.

We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity. We proudly signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, are committed to Disability Confidence, and have been recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for gender equality for three consecutive years.