London - Sales Account Executive

Itsu; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Company Pension Scheme

Hybrid Working model

25 days holiday + Bank holidays

Employee discount in itsu shops

Free itsu lunch in office

Discounts at major retailers

Salary sacrifice cycle and EV schemes

Development & Growth opportunities

Job summary

Itsu is seeking a commercially minded analyst to start in January 2027. You will work across sales initiatives, product launches, and retailer activations with cross-functional teams to drive performance and growth.

Hybrid role based in the UK, offering exposure to major UK grocers, management accounts support, and involvement in marketing-driven sampling and promotions. A proactive self-starter with an eye for detail will thrive in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting sales initiatives and product launches.
• Ability to analyse performance data and provide insights.
• Strong communication and relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Exposure to all functions of a rapidly growing FMCG food business.
• Support sales with data analysis and commercial insight.
• Assist management accounts through account administration.
• Own the promotional process from proposals to customers.
• Assist launch plans for new product ranges and line setup.
• Collaborate with marketing on retailer sampling and execution.

Job description

Role to start in January 2027

About Us:

At itsu, we're passionate about making healthy eating exciting, accessible, and affordable. As an Asian-inspired food brand, we’ve grown to over 80 restaurants across the UK and Belgium, while building a thriving grocery business that reaches customers across Europe and beyond. Known for our fresh, high-quality food prepared daily in every shop, we're on an ambitious growth journey. With plans to expand our store estate, accelerate our grocery presence, and continue investing in innovation, technology, and our people, we're shaping the future of healthy fast food.

itsu [ grocery ], where this role sits, extends the much-loved itsu brand beyond our shops and into supermarkets, health food retailers, online channels, wholesale partners, and international markets. Our growing product range includes customer favourites such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza and bao, brilliant'broth, rice'noodles, and miso'easy, bringing the taste and quality of itsu into homes around the world.

Joining itsu means becoming part of a fast-paced, innovative business with big ambitions, a strong culture, and a shared mission to help people eat beautifully every day.

Key Role Responsibilities:

This role provides broad exposure to key commercial functions, supporting the delivery of sales initiatives, product launches, and retailer activations across major UK customers. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will help drive business performance through analysis, planning, and effective execution of customer-facing activity.

• Exposure to all functions of a rapidly growing FMCG food business
• Supporting the sales team with data analysis and commercial insight, feeding into overall strategy
• Support management accounts through account administration, gaining exposure to all major UK grocers
• Own the promotional process from proposals to customers to supporting management accounts team with processing invoices
• Support launch plans for new product ranges from supporting sales team on sell in decks to owning the new line set up process
• Work alongside marketing to drive our sampling process for retailers, driving creativity in execution

The ideal candidate will have:

• An eye for detail
• Excellent communication skills to enable you to develop and manage a number of key relationships
• A flexible, can-do attitude with the willingness to work closely with others within a small team, a real self-starter
• The energy to work within a rapidly growing business that is constantly evolving and growing
• A true entrepreneur
• A passion for food

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays)
• Health InsuranceCompany Pension Scheme
• Hybrid Working model: 3-days on site, 2-days working remotely
• 50% employeediscount in itsu shops
• Free itsu lunch when in the office
• Discounts at major retailers
• Salary sacrifice cycle and electric vehicle schemes
• Development & Growth opportunities

At itsu [grocery], everyone’s taste matters, and so does who’s behind it. We celebrate diversity and are an equal opportunities employer. Applications from all backgrounds are encouraged. If you need support or adjustments to apply, we’ll happily accommodate.