Account Executive

Greencore Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Company share save

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Greencore Group is recruiting an Account Executive in Leeds to support the Sainsbury’s account. You will work with National Account Managers and cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding service and drive category insights.

The role focuses on day-to-day account management, customer insights, and data-driven reporting to strengthen shopper strategies and promotional activity for a leading UK retailer.

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to degree level with a specialism in a Food/nutrition Science
• Experience/knowledge of food environment
• Demonstrates analytical skills and is fully numerate
• Has good communication skills
• Full UK driving licence

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day customer requirements including research on the shopper journey, product sampling and benchmarking sessions
• Identify key insights on our product range and actions internally with the category and NPD teams and with the customer
• As directed by the National Account Manager, you will be involved in the promotional process of our products and activity
• Provides category analysis to support the customer innovation and category process
• Validation and checking of sets of data to ensure business information is aligned (e.g. – Sales forecast)
• Own and deliver a schedule of reporting to capture all business requirements
• Maintain database of knowledge and data relating to our customer

Skills

Analytical skills

Numeracy

Communication skills

Driving licence (UK)

Education

Degree in Food/Nutrition Science

Apprenticeship pathway or equivalent experience

Job description

Job: Account Executive

Location: Leeds Broadgate

Account: Sainsburys

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026,we’reone of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business,we’reproud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy thevery best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What you'll be doing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Account Executive to join our Greencore Sales Team, playing a key role in supporting and developing our Sainsbury’s account.

If you're eager to grow in account management and want to make a real impact within a leading food distribution business, this role is for you. You will play a key role in supporting our National Account Managers, ensuring our valued customers receive the highest level of service while working closely with teams across the business.

Your day to day responsibilities will include:

• Manage all day to day customer requirements to include research on the shopper journey, product sampling and benchmarking sessions
• Identify key insights on our product range and actions internally with the category and NPD teams and with the customer
• As directed by the National Account Manager, you will be involved in the promotional process of our products and activity
• Provides category analysis to support the customer innovation and category process
• Validation and checking of sets of data to ensure business information is aligned (e.g. – Sales forecast)
• Own and deliver a schedule of reporting to capture all business requirements
• Maintain database of knowledge and data relating to our customer

What we’re looking for

• Ideally educated to degree level with a specialism in a Food/nutritionScience, have entered via an apprentice route or has equivalent work experience in a similar role/environment
• Has some experience / knowledge of food and the food environment
• Demonstrates analytical skills and is fully numerate
• Has good communication skills
• Full UK driving license

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What You’ll Get in Return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

At Greencore, we value individuality and believe our diverse teams are key to our success. You’ll be supported with continuous development opportunities and the chance to grow your career within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

We reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the specified closing date.