Account Manager - Fresh Produce & Grower Partnerships

Morgan Jones Recruitment Consultants; Whetsted; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

6.6 weeks annual leave including bank

Pension scheme

Optional share scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Free onsite parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Medicash

Death in Service benefit

Job summary

Morgan Jones Recruitment Consultants is seeking an experienced Account Manager to manage retailer relationships within the Fresh Produce division. You will own day-to-day commercial and operational links between retailers and a network of growers, ensuring service levels.

The role suits someone with fresh produce, food, or FMCG experience who can analyze data in Excel/Power BI and drive category growth across the supply chain. This permanent position in the UK offers a salary up to £45,000 DOE.

Qualifications

• Experience in account management within fresh produce, food, or FMCG.
• Strong understanding of fresh produce supply chains and retailer requirements.
• Experience working with major UK retailers is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage retailer accounts, ensuring excellent service and strong commercial performance.
• Act as the key point of contact between retailers, growers, and internal teams.
• Monitor volumes, profitability, availability, forecast accuracy, waste, and OTIF performance.
• Identify risks and opportunities using sales, financial, market, and competitor data.
• Resolve supply, quality, and service issues effectively.
• Support commercial negotiations and deliver clear forecasting and performance reporting.
• Work closely with buying, technical, supply chain, and product development teams.
• Support category planning, range reviews, and seasonal programmes.
• Lead new product development initiatives from concept through to launch.
• Collaborate with growers on new varieties, packaging innovations, and sustainability projects.

Skills

Account management

Commercial awareness

Relationship building

Negotiation

Data analysis

Excel

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Morgan Jones Recruitment Consultants is seeking an experienced Account Manager to manage retailer relationships within the Fresh Produce division. You will own day-to-day commercial and operational links between retailers and a network of growers, ensuring service levels.

The role suits someone with fresh produce, food, or FMCG experience who can analyze data in Excel/Power BI and drive category growth across the supply chain. This permanent position in the UK offers a salary up to £45,000 DOE.