Senior National Account Manager

itsu; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthy food brand based in the UK is looking for a candidate with experience in managing national grocery accounts and P&L management. You will be responsible for meeting business KPIs, handling account management, and developing key relationships. The role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and benefits like health insurance and discounts. Ideal candidates should be adaptable and possess excellent communication skills, along with a passion for food and entrepreneurship.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

25 days holiday

Health insurance

Company pension scheme

Hybrid working

Employee discount

Free lunch

Discounts at retailers

Training budget

Qualifications

• Experience managing national grocery accounts.
• Excellent communication skills for key relationships.
• Willingness to work flexibly within a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver business KPIs for accounts.
• Manage all account responsibilities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally across the business.

Skills

Managing national grocery accounts

P&L management

Communication skills

Entrepreneurial spirit

Job description

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience managing national grocery accounts
• P&L management and JBP experience
• Excellent communication skills to develop and manage several key buying 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 with a passion for food

About Us

itsu is the healthy eating, Asian inspired quick service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading grocery business across Europe and beyond. Renowned for its best-in-class food made fresh in every shop every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm. With its best-is-class healthy food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food.

itsu [grocery], which this role falls under, takes the itsu brand into supermarkets, health food stores, online, wholesale and internationally with products such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza & bao, brilliant’broth, rice’noodles & miso’easy to name a few…

D&I Statement

itsu [grocery] is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply for all of our opportunities.

When applying for a role with us, please remove your: full name, name of University/School, address, email address and any photos of you on your CV and covering letter. non-anonymised CVs may not be reviewed.

Scope Of The Role

• Delivering the business KPIs within your accounts
• Full account management responsibility for all accounts
• Delivery of the volume and value forecast and internal P&L reporting
• Ownership of the pricing and promotional strategy
• Collaborating cross functionally across the wider business

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Competitive bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays)
• Health insurance
• Company pension scheme
• Hybrid working (2 days wfh)
• Opportunity to work from abroad
• 50% employeediscount in itsu shops
• Free itsu lunch
• Discounts at major retailers
• Salary sacrifice cycle and electric vehicle schemes
• A sizeable training budget to support your ongoing development