Junior National Account Manager

Ignite; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing day per month

Unlimited product samples

Job summary

Ignite are delighted to be working with a fast-growing Personal Care Challenger brand. They are seeking a breakthrough Junior National Account Manager to join the team and help skyrocket growth. This role focuses on day-to-day management and growth of key retail accounts, with a path toward a future NAM position. Competitive salary up to £42k, one wellbeing day per month, and unlimited product samples.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in sales, account management, customer success or commercial operations.
• Exposure to national or large regional retailers (UK preferred).
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills for sales and forecasting data.
• Familiarity with trade spend, promotions, forecasting or supply planning.
• Experience with retailer portals is a strong plus.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Clear, confident communicator with a can-do mentality.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day management and growth of key retail accounts.
• Own a portfolio of small but mighty accounts while developing toward NAM responsibilities.

Skills

Sales/account management

Retail awareness

Excel/Google Sheets

Data interpretation

Communication

Organised

Can-do mindset

Tools

Excel/Google Sheets

Retailer portals

Job description

Ignite are delighted to be working with one of the fastest-growing and successful Personal Care Challenger brands who are making HUGE moves in their category. They have a strong Retail presence already and are looking for a breakthrough Junior National Account Manager to join the team and help skyrocket their growth.

This role supports the day-to-day management and growth of key retail accounts, whilst owning a selection of small but mighty individual accounts as well. This role is ideal for someone who is early on in their Sales career and is excited to learn how retail accounts operate - with a clear development pathway toward a future NAM position.

What skills do you need to have to be considered?

• Minimum 2 years' experience in sales, account management, customer success, or commercial operations
• Exposure to national or large regional retailers (UK preferred)
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills with confidence working with sales and forecasting data
• Familiarity with trade spend, promotions, forecasting or supply planning
• Experience with retailer portals is a strong plus
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities
• Clear, confident communicator with a "can-do" mentality.

In return for everything you can bring, the business can offer you :

• Competitive basic salary (up to £42k, depending on experience)
• 1 wellbeing day per month (12 annually!)
• As many free products as you like!

People are at the heart of everything we do. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process that means people can be their best authentic self.

We would love to reply to all applications, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive, so if you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately on this role it won't be progressing. It is possible that the position could be in the process of closing, so chalk it up to bad timing. But, have no fear! There will be more opportunities. Follow us so you don’t miss them.