National Account Executive

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer is seeking a National Account Executive to manage key retail accounts and drive business growth. This role involves building relationships, launching products, and achieving sales targets. The successful candidate will possess strong negotiation skills and experience in retail category management, contributing to the company’s remarkable legacy in food manufacturing.

Benefits

15% discount in store

10% discount card for a friend or family member

Career progression and development opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Market leading pension scheme

Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP

‘MyPerks’ discounts with over 850 retailers

Free parking onsite

Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave

Annual bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Experience with Joint Business Partnering (JBP) and commercial strategy.
• Confidence in managing key retail accounts.
• Track record of delivering new product launches.

Responsibilities

• Supporting growth of external retail accounts through strong relationships.
• Tracking and analyzing sales data to drive performance.
• Collaborating across teams to ensure successful product launches.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Category Management

Financial Understanding

Relationship Management

Education

Experience in retail category management

Job description

At Myton Food Group, we're proud to be one of the UK's biggest food manufacturers - making fresh, high quality food for Morrisons and a growing list of external retailers. Now, we're looking for a National Account Executive to help us grow our business outside of Morrisons, managing and supporting key retail accounts across Myton divisions.

Reporting into the Senior National Account Manager and working closely with the Head of Retail Sales (External), you'll play a key role in building relationships, delivering joint business plans, launching new products and making sure we hit volume and profitability targets.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting the growth of external retail accounts through great relationships and excellent service
• Helping deliver joint business plans that align with customer needs with our commercial goals
• Leading on new product development and supporting successful launches across categories
• Tracking and analysing sales data to drive performance and spot opportunities
• Acting as a key contact for buying and supply chain teams
• Collaborating with colleagues in supply chain, finance, NPD and manufacturing to makes things happen
• Bringing insights to the table, from market trends to competitor activity, to support smart, data driven decisions

About you

If you're passionate about retail, commercially minded, and love the buzz of category growth and product launches, this could be the role for you. We're looking for someone who has:

• Experience in retail category management, ideally across a range of categories
• A strong grasp of supply chain and manufacturing operations
• Hands on experience with Joint Business Partnering (JBP) and commercial strategy
• Confidence managing key retail accounts and developing new business
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
• Good financial understanding, including P&L management and managing cost price pressures
• A track record of delivering new product launches and driving category growth

About us

In return for all your hard work, you will receive:

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
  
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
  
• Career progression and development opportunities
  
• Generous holiday entitlement
  
• Market leading pension scheme and life assurance
  
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
  
• ‘MyPerks’ giving you discount with over 850 retailers
  
• Free parking onsite
  
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave
  
• Annual bonus scheme
  
• Private healthcare

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.