Sales/National Accounts

GROCERY RETAIL MULTIPLES SNAM - NON-FOOD BRAND

FLEX HYBRID NORTH/MIDLANDS OR SOUTH ENGLAND BASED

EXCELLENT BASIC, £4.5k bonus, £6k car allow & benefits

THE COMPANY

Our client is a highly successful and well-established name in the UK FMCG industry, supplying a mix of branded and own label products across major UK trade channels and overseas markets. Known for its collaborative culture and entrepreneurial spirit, the business is focused on long-term growth through innovation, customer service and strategic partnerships.

As part of their investment in further growing their non-food branded sales volumes, they are looking to appoint an experienced Senior National Account Manager with Grocery Retail Multiples experience.

THE ROLE

This is an excellent career-shaping opportunity to join a progressive, well-invested business managing a portfolio of existing major retail customers, with P&L responsibility and directly selling a household brand which has real presence in the category and marketplace.

This high-quality brand has a range of products concentrated around c20 high-volume SKUs, providing a clear focus on product distribution, display and trading negotiations.

This is a home-based contractual role reporting to a Commercial Controller, where you will enjoy both the support and freedom to take commercial business decisions to help drive future profitable sales growth. Attendance at the company’s South West-based head office is flexible but, realistically on a 2-weekly basis.

You will be supported by colleagues across brand activations, category management, supply chain and revenue growth management, all focused on working with you to achieve the business growth objectives.

The role also has an element of new business development with a strategically developed small list of targeted customers which in time, will require focus and attention.

Strong commercial performance in this exciting highly positive and positive-cultured business will provide the platform for you to demonstrate your commercial capability and offer future career development.

ABOUT YOU

You are energetic, motivated and love taking the lead with customer-led commercial challenges that require both strategic thinking and a ‘make things happen’ approach to building effective relationships, proactive strategic selling and taking the lead with customer service.

You are an experienced SNAM with a track record of selling non-food, food or drink brands, managing any of the top four grocery retail multiples and have a strong track record of delivering outstanding profitable growth. We would love to hear the ‘how?’ behind your customer-led commercial success stories.

You are comfortable working with commercial P&L analysis and category insight data driving fact-based trading strategies, coupled with the drive, ambition and positive personality to build effective customer contacts. You love the FMCG commercial challenge and are a natural in presenting, influencing and storytelling to drive the business agenda both internally and externally.

If the above details are what you are looking for to both join a positive, successful business and take the lead in a challenging role managing a major retail multiple account, then please apply quoting reference MS/3035 to mark@fmcgtalent.co.ukor, feel free to call Mark Smith for an initial confidential conversation on 07747 847214.

While we aim to respond to all applicants, there may be times when this is not possible due to a high volume of applications. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful.

Closing Date for applications: 30 November 2026