National Account Executive – FMCG Food & Drink (Grocery)
A leading chilled food business is looking for an ambitious Account Executive to join its Commercial team. Operating across a portfolio of well-known consumer brands alongside private label products, the business supplies major UK grocery retailers and continues to invest heavily in growth across the category.
This is an exciting opportunity for a junior commercial professional looking to develop their career within a fast-paced FMCG environment, supporting key grocery accounts alongside an experienced Senior National Account Manager.
Location: Surrey-based office with hybrid working (up to 2 days from home, business dependent).
The Role
Reporting into the Senior National Account Manager, you will support the delivery of customer commercial plans across branded and own-label products within major grocery retail accounts.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the delivery of customer business plans and sales objectives
- Attending internal and external customer meetings alongside the Senior NAM
- Building relationships with customer buying assistants and internal cross-functional teams
- Managing forecasting, promotional planning, evaluation and post-promotion analysis
- Supporting pricing and promotional strategy execution in line with budget targets
- Assisting with media and activation plans in partnership with Marketing and Category teams
- Supporting financial administration and invoicing accuracy alongside Finance teams
- Helping deliver market-leading commercial activity across key retail customers
What We're Looking For
- Degree educated or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years' experience within a commercial or sales environment
- Exposure to the UK grocery or retail environment preferred
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Analytical mindset with strong numerical capability
- Confident communicator with good influencing skills
- Strong relationship-building abilities internally and externally
- Self-motivated with the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively
- Good IT and systems capability
Why Apply?
This role offers an excellent opportunity to join a growing FMCG business with a strong portfolio, supportive culture and clear progression opportunities within commercial sales.
Ideal for someone looking to take the next step towards National Account Management within a leading consumer goods environment.
