National Account Executive

Are you commercially minded, relationship-driven, and ready to make a real impact in a fast-paced FMCG environment? We’re looking for a proactive and ambitious National Account Executive to join our team and help drive growth across key wholesale and retail partners.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on building strong customer relationships, spotting commercial opportunities, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding results.

What you’ll be doing

As a National Account Executive, you’ll play a key role in supporting the delivery of volume, value, and profit targets across a portfolio of customers. Working closely with internal teams and external partners, you’ll help bring commercial plans to life and contribute to sustainable business growth.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the management and growth of key customer accounts across branded and private label products
• Building strong relationships with wholesale partners, societies, and key stakeholders
• Assisting with the development and execution of Joint Business Plans (JBPs)
• Identifying new growth opportunities across categories and customer channels
• Collaborating cross-functionally with Marketing, Category, Supply Chain, Technical, and Commercial teams
• Supporting National Account Managers and Senior National Account Managers with day-to-day account management
• Monitoring performance, analysing data, and helping drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Contributing to customer planning, forecasting, and promotional analysis

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who combines strong commercial awareness with excellent relationship-building skills and a positive, can-do attitude.

You’ll bring:

• Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify actionable insights
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• A customer-first mindset and the ability to build trusted partnerships
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines
• Confidence working collaboratively across multiple teams
• Energy, resilience, and a proactive approach to problem solving

Experience that will help you succeed

• Experience within FMCG or a similar fast-paced commercial environment
• Exposure to retail, wholesale, convenience, or branded products
• Understanding of commercial performance, forecasting, or category management
• Experience supporting customer accounts or sales teams

Please note this is a home based role

Why Join us?

• Opportunity to grow your career within a supportive and collaborative team
• Exposure to well-known brands and key customer partnerships
• A varied and commercially impactful role with real development opportunities
• A culture that values ownership, teamwork, and innovation

If you’re looking for your next step in account management and want to be part of a business where your ideas and contribution truly matter, we’d love to hear from you.

At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.

Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.

As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.

Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.

Originally posted on Himalayas