National Account Manager - Grocery

Quorn; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company is seeking a National Account Manager to join their UK Retail Sales team in Leeds. This role involves managing key grocery customers and developing strategies to meet business objectives, with opportunities for growth and teamwork. The ideal candidate should have commercial experience within the FMCG industry and strong negotiation skills. The role offers a competitive salary with additional perks such as a car allowance and company bonus scheme, while also providing the flexibility to work remotely part of the week.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Car Allowance

Company Bonus Scheme

25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Generous Pension and Life Assurance Schemes

Employee Assistance Programmes

Health & Wellbeing support

Free Quorn products

Qualifications

• Background in commercial roles within FMCG required.
• Excellent commercial business acumen essential.
• High self-sufficiency and motivation to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Drive and deliver budgeted sales and profit measures.
• Develop effective strategy to meet business and customer KPIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for success.

Skills

Commercial role experience in FMCG

P&L management exposure

Excellent negotiation skills

Communication skills

Passion for food products

Job description

Quorn Foods are delighted to be recruiting for a National Account Manager to join our UK Retail Sales function.

What you'll be responsible for:

We are now looking to recruit a grocery focused National Account Manager to join our UK Retail team. Working closely with cross‑functional teams such as Category, Insights, Marketing & Product, you will be solely responsible for driving and delivering budgeted sales, spend and profit measures for a portfolio of our key grocery customers within the UK retail market.

Developing an effective strategy which delivers against both business and customer KPI's, you will be recognised as the undisputed expert across our commercial operations.

This role would suit candidates looking for their first or second autonomous National Account Management role, given that the account base provides huge scope for growth and development, along with the potential to progress in to larger customers in the future.

The position will be based from our Leeds office circa 2-3 days per week along with the opportunity to work flexibly/remotely when required.

What experience you'll need to have:

• Initial background in a commercial role within the FMCG industry, along with P&L management exposure
• Excellent commercial business acumen with a working knowledge of managing UK grocery retail customers, managing JBP's and understanding industry data
• Passion for all things food and becoming a real custodian for the Quorn & Cauldron brands
• High self-sufficiency and motivation to drive success in a competitive category
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and communication skills
• A passion for healthy, sustainable products which are better for our consumers and the planet – you don't have to be a vegetarian to work for Quorn!

The recruitment process:

• 1st Stage - 45 mins/1 hour Microsoft Teams introductory call with our Senior National Account Manager & Resourcing Partner
• 2nd Stage - in‑person interview at our offices in Leeds with key stakeholders from our UK Retail team

If you have any questions regarding any of the above or the application process, please feel free to reach out to our Resourcing Partner Jacob Senior.

What you'll get in return:

• A Competitive Salary
• Car Allowance (along with access to an excellent green car lease scheme)
• Enrollment into our Company Bonus Scheme
• 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays (plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year!)
• Generous Pension and Life Assurance Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programmes (we're a Gold Sponsor of GroceryAid along with our own internal Wellbeing Champions)
• Health & Wellbeing support with Digital GP services, free flu jabs, eye tests and discounted gym memberships
• Free Quorn products on‑site to take home and share with your friends and family!

To apply for this vacancy, please follow the relevant link to submit your CV and Covering Letter. We look forward to receiving your application.

About Us

Quorn is a global company led by a clear purpose and ambition. By 2030, we will be a Net +positive business with 8 billion servings of our amazing Quorn & Cauldron products being consumed across the world.

At Quorn, we have a simple message, to create an inspiring range of irresistibly tasty meals which are not only great for you and your family, but for the planet and generations to come.

It is our collective differences that make Quorn special. Our heritage speaks to this, as pioneers of meat alternative products, we choose to embrace a different path which sets us apart.

We are ‘Stronger Together’, we aim to ‘Make Lives Better’, we ‘Think Big & Act With Courage’ and we ‘Strive To Be The Best’.

Quorn is committed to promoting diversity across our workforce. We are dedicated to attracting and developing talent, empowered through an inclusive culture.

Our backgrounds, experiences and ideas are all valued so we can foster an environment where our differences make us ‘Stronger Together’.

All suitably qualified applicants will be considered regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, religion, and age.

Recruitment Agencies

Please note that we manage our recruitment directly and will not engage with any agencies on this or any other vacancies. On the occasion that we do require external support, we will engage our preferred suppliers who have an excellent prior track record in supporting the business when needed.

We do not accept speculative CV's and any communication from non-PSL agencies will be ignored and forwarded to our Resourcing Partner.