Senior National Account Manager - Grocery

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Grocery Senior National Account Manager to join a well-established, major branded food manufacturer with a significant presence across UK and European retail. This is a business with genuine scale, a portfolio of household-name brands, and strong, long-standing partnerships with the UK's leading grocery retailers.

The culture is collaborative and commercially ambitious, with real visibility at senior level for those who deliver.

This is a high-profile commercial role with full account ownership, sitting at the heart of a commercially driven team. The Senior National Account Manager will take the lead on a strategic retail account, with responsibility for driving sustainable growth, protecting and improving margin, and building long-term customer partnerships.

The Role

As Senior National Account Manager, you will hold full P&L responsibility for a defined account or portfolio, leading Joint Business Planning and owning the commercial strategy end-to-end. This is a role for someone ready to step up and lead, not just manage. You'll work cross-functionally across category, marketing, supply chain and operations to deliver against commercial targets and support a high-performing team culture.

Reporting into a well-regarded Commercial Controller, the Senior National Account Manager will have direct exposure to senior leadership and real influence over commercial direction.

• Full P&L ownership across a key strategic grocery account, with accountability for revenue, margin and trade investment
• Lead and deliver Joint Business Plans (JBPs), ensuring plans are commercially robust and insight-driven across all relevant categories
• Develop and execute promotional strategies, managing budgets and measuring ROI to maximise performance
• Identify and unlock growth opportunities through emerging channels including convenience and online
• Own forecasting processes, integrating account plans into broader business budgets and S&OP cycles
• Collaborate with Category, Marketing and NPD teams to bring forward a market-led innovation pipeline and support best-in-class product launches
• Coach and develop colleagues within the commercial function, championing a culture of ownership and continuous improvement

What You'll Bring

The successful Senior National Account Manager - Grocery (Branded) will bring a strong track record in major UK grocery retail, with proven ability to deliver growth and manage complexity within a fast-paced FMCG environment.

• Significant experience in national account management within UK grocery retail, with P&L ownership at Commercial Manager level
• Demonstrable success in delivering JBPs and growing commercial relationships with major retailers
• Strong negotiation, influencing and senior stakeholder management skills
• Commercially sharp with excellent analytical and forecasting capability
• Confident, credible communicator with high-impact presentation skills
• Experience within branded FMCG food is highly desirable, as is exposure to category management and NPD processes
• Previous experience leading or mentoring others within a commercial function is advantageous
• A full UK driving licence is required

Location

West London

Package

Up to £85k + £9k car allowance + bonus

If you are a commercially driven professional ready to take full ownership of a strategic grocery account and make a tangible impact, this Senior National Account Manager - Grocery (Branded) opportunity could be your next significant career move. Get in touch with the team at Allexo Search to find out more.