National Account Executive - Ambient Food | Surrey (Hybrid)

Looking to accelerate your career in food and FMCG? This is your chance to join a fast-growing, employee-owned business that supplies ambient products to some of the UK's biggest names in retail - high-volume, own label, and commercially ambitious.

You'll be stepping into a commercially focused role with full responsibility for managing and growing national accounts. Reporting directly to the Sales & Marketing Director, you'll have the freedom to shape strategy, pitch new ideas, and build lasting relationships with buyers.

What you'll be doing:

• Autonomy and responsibility on retail and non-retail accounts

• Identifying new business opportunities, following these up and securing new lines

• Building and managing strong relationships with customer contacts across all functions; Sales, Supply Chain, Technical, Product Development, Merchandising

• Working with the internal Procurement team on new and existing business, constantly assessing the market on buying opportunities for your customers

• Proactive management of customer stock levels working with the internal Supply Chain team

• Working with the Category Insight Manager and Marketing Manager on best-in-class customer presentations utilising IRI and internal data

• Management and reporting of sales and contract balances

What we're looking for:

• Experience managing UK retail accounts in food, fresh produce, or FMCG

• Must have worked directly with at least one major UK retailer (e.g. Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons)

• Own Label exposure preferred

• Confident communicator with strong commercial instincts

• Tenacious, organised, and ready to graft

• Degree-qualified (2:1 or above)

What's on offer:

• Competitive salary with discretionary and EOT bonus

• Matched pension contributions up to 5%

• Private healthcare and life cover

• 23 days holiday (rising with service)

• Work-from-home Fridays

This is a business where people stay, grow, and thrive - and where your ideas won't just be heard, they'll be actioned. If you're ambitious, hands-on, and ready to build a career with real momentum, we want to hear from you.