National Account Executive

At Yeo Valley, we’re more than just an organic dairy company – we’re a community rooted in the land, committed to sustainability, and passionate about producing quality food that nurtures people and planet.

We are on the lookout for a lively and enthusiastic National Account Executive to join our commercial team. You will report into the Senior National Account Manager assisting with the day to day running of some of our most important retail customer accounts.

We are looking for someone with great energy and a desire to grow a career in retail account management and gain experience from our brilliant commercial team.

Key Responsibilities

• Support on tasks on National Accounts, being proactive in ensuring that all customers get a right first time service when it comes to all administrative parts of the role, and that this is always completed in good time
• Monitor/identify market trends and make recommendations based upon key insights
• Positively raise the profile of the Yeo Valley business within the customer through establishing and maintaining a strong set of relationships with key external stakeholders
• Communicate key messages to the wider business in a professional and timely manner
• Provide promotional ROI analysis and make suggestions for refinement of the promotional plan in both customers
• Once successfully up to speed on the core elements of the role, there will be an opportunity for the candidate to take on ownership of specific product areas

Administrative Support In The Following Work Areas

• Event planning including promotions, new launches, de-lists and distribution changes for all products supplied to the customer base.
• Liaison with the SNAM/NAM and Demand Planning teams as and when required including the refinement of the customer forecasts and production plans where appropriate
• Where appropriate liaise with the Yeo Valley Artwork team and help to ensure that key deadlines are met within the launch critical path
• Pull market EPOS data from the Customer databases and create/maintain excel based sales trackers and produce powerpoint presentations.
• Provide analysis of the data using market knowledge & insights to identify category/commercial opportunities.
• Project manage bespoke projects across the wider business function with defined objectives to be achieved with your customer/s.

This is a full time role (40 hours per week Monday – Friday), based in our YVHQ offices in Blagdon, Somerset. Whilst we operate with flexible working principles, we expect our co-owners to be present in the office 2-3 days a week.

Essential

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint knowledge
• Diligent in compiling and maintaining reports, responses and paperwork and the ability to assimilate product knowledge / new concepts quickly
• Ability to effectively monitor category performance against plan and communicate accordingly
• Demonstrates strong analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Proven ability to effectively communicate cross functionally within company and the customer
• Able to work to tight or challenging deadlines.
• Self-motivated and adaptable; able to juggle multiple priorities.
• Numeracy, literacy and presentation skills

Desirable

• Previously held a position that had some degree of retailer customer contact
• Previous experience of the food industry (ideally chilled/Frozen).

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1900 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.

Benefits

• Competitive holiday allowance
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Life cover
• Healthcare cash back plan
• Cycle to work schemeSubsidised Yeo Valley products and services
• Preferential rates with our partners
• Learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow.

Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can. So, we recommend you get your application in straight away – and don’t miss the opportunity to join us!

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.

Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will only accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal at the point of instruction.