Wholesale & Convenience Commercial Manager — Growth

Nomad Foods Inc; Horsell; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomad Foods Inc. is seeking a strategic Account Manager to drive profitable growth for Birds Eye and associated brands in nominated accounts.

You will coordinate with Brand, Shopper, Category, Finance and Supply teams to deliver joint business plans and robust customer strategies. You will analyze performance, develop promotional calendars, and ensure accurate forecasting while engaging with retailers through platforms like C Talk and ACS.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of account management experience.
• Built and delivered a customer business plan.
• Structured selling process and portfolio negotiations.
• P&L analysis and scenario planning against budgets and cost drivers.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and influencing skills.
• Able to work autonomously and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Generate retailer and consumer specific business plans via joint business plans and customer-specific strategies.
• Adapt business approach for customers such as Eden Farm, Bestway and Parfetts.
• Engage with retailer facing platforms including C Talk and ACS.
• Use category and shopper insights to drive distribution, availability and activation of brands.
• Understand business performance and key KPIs to identify drivers.
• Develop profit-based account plans and budgets focusing on key volume and profit drivers.
• Create customer promotional calendars aligned with corporate calendar and parameters.
• Monitor portfolio effectiveness and share learnings with category, marketing and finance teams.
• Manage customer product mix in line with brand and category guidelines.
• Update sales and gross profit forecasts.
• Develop and implement customer contact strategies aligning internal and external partners.
• Build internal networks across Brand, Shopper, Category, Finance, Demand Planning, Logistics and Senior Management.
• Collaborate on monthly business performance presentations.

Skills

Account management

Sales skills

P&L analysis

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Autonomy

Negotiation

Education

Graduate degree

Job description

Nomad Foods Inc. is seeking a strategic Account Manager to drive profitable growth for Birds Eye and associated brands in nominated accounts.

You will coordinate with Brand, Shopper, Category, Finance and Supply teams to deliver joint business plans and robust customer strategies. You will analyze performance, develop promotional calendars, and ensure accurate forecasting while engaging with retailers through platforms like C Talk and ACS.