Account Executive – Protein Division

Uniting Holding; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer is seeking an enthusiastic Account Executive for their Protein Division in Bury St Edmunds. The ideal candidate will support the team with administration and must have prior experience in a similar role, strong communication and organizational skills, as well as intermediate Excel skills. This role offers a salary of £30,000 along with professional development opportunities and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

33 days’ holiday including bank holidays

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Career progression within a growing company

Access to GroceryAid for support

Colleague discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in an administration or support role, ideally in a food retail environment.
• Proactive approach with a can-do attitude.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day administration for the Protein Division.
• Handle key administrative tasks for national accounts.
• Contribute to sales planning and forecasting.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Excel skills

Job description

Account Executive – Protein Division

Location: Bury St Edmunds

Monday to Friday

Salary £30,000

The Company

The CPC Foods Group is an integrated food manufacturer offering a full farm to fork solution to our customers. We are a well-respected family business and producer of a range of protein products, including bacon, gammon, sausages and ready meals, as well as a wide range of added value products. We supply into major multiples, discounters, convenience retailers and the foodservice.

As we continue to grow, we are looking for a driven and detail-oriented Account Executive – Protein Division to join our dynamic commercial team.

About the Role

This brand-new role will see you supporting the day-to-day administration and interactions with our senior commercial team internally. You will also be handling key administrative tasks for our national accounts, supporting and contributing to sales planning and forecasting. This role is a critical support role to our Protein Division and will see you reporting to one of our talented Commercial Managers.

Our Ideal Candidate

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with enthusiasm for the food manufacturing industry and a desire to grow within a commercial role. We are looking for someone with previous experience in an administration or support role with food retailer experience.

You will be proactive in your approach, be a strong communicator and have great interpersonal skills. This role will be fast paced and requires someone who is highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.

You will need to have a great can-do attitude, be a real team player, be willing to get hands on wherever required and want to learn as much as possible to progress yourself. You will need to be good with numbers. Working with data will be a daily task in this role so intermediate Excel skills are essential.

This is a site-based role with occasional customer and CPC site visits, so a driving licence will be required.

What we can offer you

• Salary £30,000
• 33 days’ holiday including bank holidays
• A supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• Career progression within a growing company.
• Access to GroceryAid, which provides emotional, practical and financial support
• Benefits and recognition hub, including amazing colleague discounts