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Zest
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 25 days
London, Greater London SW1A2DX, England
£75,000 - £85,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- A leading UK fresh produce company is seeking a National Account Controller to manage a diverse customer portfolio across various sectors.
- The role requires extensive experience in the UK fresh produce or chilled food categories, with a strong focus on commercial and strategic account management.
- Responsibilities include driving joint business plans, ensuring service excellence, and delivering on commercial KPIs.
- Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and a proven track record in negotiation and supply planning, with a degree or equivalent education.
- The position offers a competitive salary of £60,000 to £70,000 and requires at least 5 years of relevant experience.
This is a pivotal role with full commercial responsibility for driving joint business plans, building customer relationships, and delivering sustained sales and margin growth. You will play a critical role in supply chain integration, forecasting, service delivery, and category development. Based on-site, you will report directly to the CEO and will have National Account Executive and National Account Manager reports.
Key Responsibilities
-Lead customer account management and joint business planning.
-Ensure availability, quality, and service excellence through cross-functional collaboration.
-Deliver against commercial KPIs including margin, cost to serve, and forecasting accuracy.
-Analyse market trends, customer data, and competitor activity to identify new opportunities.
-Manage customer portals and ensure up-to-date trading information.
-Take ownership of sales performance, debt management, and project delivery.
-Drive proactive risk management across sourcing, logistics, and market dynamics.
What You'll Bring
-Extensive experience in UK fresh produce or chilled food category environments. Otherwise experienced E2E within high volume, low margin supply value chain of grocery own brand UK food manufacturing of short shelf life products.
-Strong commercial and strategic account management expertise.
-Proven track record in negotiation, supply planning, and value chain optimisation.
-Confident communicator with strong leadership and teamworking skills.
-Results-driven, numerate, and highly analytical.
-Degree-educated or equivalent, with excellent English communication.
-Proficiency in MS Office and willingness to travel across UK sites.
Owing to the nature of the fresh produce industry, you will be willing to work 1 in 3 weekends.
You'll be part of a forward-thinking, values-led business that prioritises sustainability, innovation, and long-term customer partnerships. This is your chance to lead in a fast-paced, commercially-focused environment with real impact on product strategy and business success.
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