Key Accounts Manager — Growth & Flexible Work

Weetabix; Kettering; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension plan

25 days annual leave

Salary review

Healthcare plan

Product discounts

Personal development

Job summary

Weetabix is seeking a proactive Key Account Manager to strengthen relationships with major customers across multiple channels. You will develop customer plans, forecast activity, and translate insights into growth strategies while collaborating with Sales, Category and Commercial teams.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making and strong in-store execution. You will spend three days a week in the Burton Latimer office, with a focus on delivering sustainable sales growth, building

Qualifications

• Relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively.
• Experience working with customers or helping key accounts in FMCG or similar pace sectors.
• Presentation, communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative, be action-oriented and deliver results.
• High personal resilience and ability to stay composed under commercial pressure.
• Desire and potential to progress into a future National Account Manager role.

Responsibilities

• Manage key customer accounts to deliver sales, revenue and profit targets while building strong, long-term partnerships.
• Develop and execute customer plans, promotional activity and forecasts to drive sustainable growth and maximise ROI.
• Use shopper, category and customer insights to identify opportunities and inform commercial judgement.
• Collaborate across Sales, Category and Commercial teams to deliver customer-focused growth strategies.
• Monitor performance, market trends and competitor activity to optimise results and uncover new opportunities.
• Help the successful launch of new products and drive strong in-store execution across relevant channels.
• Champion the use of data, forecasting tools and digital technologies to improve planning and performance.
• Continuously improve ways of working, enhancing efficiency and creating value for customers and the business.

Skills

Relationship building

Prioritisation

FMCG experience

Presentation

Negotiation

Initiative

Resilience

Career progression ambition

Job description

Weetabix is seeking a proactive Key Account Manager to strengthen relationships with major customers across multiple channels. You will develop customer plans, forecast activity, and translate insights into growth strategies while collaborating with Sales, Category and Commercial teams.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making and strong in-store execution. You will spend three days a week in the Burton Latimer office, with a focus on delivering sustainable sales growth, building