National Account Manager - Grocery (Maternity Cover)
13 hours ago
Gloucester
Do you want to shape the future of how drinks are sold, distributed, and celebrated across Convenience and Discount Retail? I am currently working with a leading drinks manufacturer, home to some of the UK’s most exciting and innovative drinks brands on the hunt for a National Account Manager looking after key customers across Unitas, SPAR, and the Discounters channel. If you manage customers in the Wholesale/Convenience channel this is your stage. This National Account Manager role is a high-impact, growth-focused opportunity to build something special within the Convenience and Discounters channel. You’ll be the driving force behind expanding a market-leading drinks portfolio across symbol groups, wholesale partners, and value retail customers. Grow and manage key accounts across Unitas, SPAR, and Discounters. Win new business and open up fresh routes to market. Build channel strategies that drive sustainable volume, profit, and distribution growth. Lead joint business plans, shape pricing and promotional strategies, and make data-led decisions. Champion collaboration with marketing, category, and supply chain teams to bring brands to life in-store and across retail activations. Play a leading role in the wider commercial strategy while helping drive long-term customer partnerships. Our client is one of the UK’s most respected drinks manufacturers, with a portfolio of well-known and fast-growing brands enjoyed across the country. They’re passionate about building brands that connect with consumers and drive category growth, combining entrepreneurial thinking with the backing of a well-established FMCG business. You’ll be joining a team that’s bold, creative, and relentlessly commercial backed by serious investment and a culture that encourages innovation and collaboration. We’re looking for someone who knows and is known in the Convenience, Wholesale and Discounters world. You’ve built genuine relationships across Symbol Groups, Wholesale Partners and Retail Accounts and you understand how to make things happen across complex routes to market. Proven Convenience or Wholesale (within FMCG ) Commercial acumen with strong negotiation and relationship skills Feedback is extremely important, not only is it common courtesy, but we know it can help improve mental health, provide clarity, and help you improve.