Account Manager
3 days ago
Manchester
Account Manager (Lidl – UK, Ireland & Europe) - FTC Maternity Cover Own Label FMCG - Manchester (Hybrid) – Salary Circa £60,000 (Flexible) This is not a “keep the lights on” contract role. It’s a high-profile own label retail account with real scale, multiple territories, and plenty of moving parts. You’ll be dealing directly with buyers, managing complexity, and keeping projects on track without layers of bureaucracy to hide behind. In short, this is a commercially important account where what you do genuinely matters. What you’ll be doing • Owning the Lidl account across the UK, Northern Ireland and Europe, • Working directly with buyers in Germany, • Managing own label projects end-to-end: product changes, artwork, technical queries, launches, and improvements, • Acting as the central point between commercial, technical, NPD and the factory, • Keeping multiple projects moving at pace, without things falling over What they’re looking for • Proven own label experience in Food/FMCG (non-negotiable), • Background in Account Management, Technical Account Management, Product Management or Product Development, • Comfortable dealing directly with major retailers, • Organised, calm under pressure, and able to juggle a lot of moving parts, • Happy being in Manchester around two days a week, • Interim candidates are very welcome. If this strikes a chord with you and your CV is ready, then click apply now! If your CV is not ready and you want to learn more, call me (Olly) on 01733 391 515 !
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