National Account Manager

Ref: AS8839629

Market Drayton, England

£55,000

• Permanent
• FMCG Account Growth
• Retail Channel Management
• Commercial Strategy

About the candidate

An accomplished National Account Manager with a strong FMCG background and proven experience managing key retail accounts across grocery and convenience channels. They bring a commercially minded, proactive approach and are confident building trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Based in Market Drayton, England, they are seeking a permanent opportunity and are available to start in 2 weeks. They are well suited to a fast-paced FMCG environment where customer growth, joint business planning and category performance are key priorities.

What makes them great?

• Delivers measurable growth: Implemented targeted promotional strategies that helped increase category sales by around 30% over two years.
• Strong commercial judgement: Combines negotiation skills, strategic pricing and market insight to identify opportunities and build profitable customer plans.
• Confident stakeholder manager: Comfortable navigating complex customer environments and influencing internal and external teams to deliver shared objectives.

Areas of expertise

• National account management: Experienced in managing major retail and convenience accounts, with a focus on revenue growth, distribution and market share.
• Joint business planning: Skilled at developing collaborative customer plans that improve product visibility, strengthen relationships and support commercial goals.
• FMCG sales strategy: Strong understanding of promotional activity, pricing, market analysis and product positioning across food and consumer goods channels.