National Account Manager

Premier Foods•Bay Lake, FL

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Premier Foods — where people, brands and purpose come together. We’re proud to be one of the UK’s largest listed food businesses, with over 4,000 colleagues across 13 sites shaping the future of some of Britain’s best‑loved brands, found in 94% of households nationwide, making us one of the UK’s top three ambient food suppliers. We are excited to build on this footprint internationally with North America being one of our key priority geographies. We already have distribution in the likes of Walmart, Kroger and Loblaws giving us the great foundations to expand from. Role purpose Where passion meets purpose, this role offers a unique opportunity to help build Premier Foods’ USA business, expanding the reach of our best‑loved brands across the American retail market. We’re looking for a National Account Manager to lead and grow our Grocery channel business. This role has end‑to‑end responsibility for managing and developing existing customer relationships, while also identifying and securing new business opportunities to accelerate growth. You’ll own customer strategy, commercial negotiations, joint business planning, and execution—working cross‑functionally to deliver profitable growth. This is a great opportunity for a commercially sharp, relationship‑driven operator who thrives on both account stewardship and hunting for new wins.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
3–7 years’ experience in Account Management, Field Sales or Customer Management within a CPG/FMCG environment
Strong understanding of US grocery retail, including distributor partners and networks
Commercially astute, with experience managing trade spend, promotions and forecasting
Strong analytical capability, turning data into clear, actionable insights
Confident communicator, able to influence both internally and externally
Highly organised, detail‑oriented and comfortable operating in a fast‑changing, entrepreneurial environment
Comfortable working remotely and collaborating across UK and North American time zones

Nice To Haves

Experience working with broker partners (strongly preferred)

Responsibilities

Owning and leading customer relationships for assigned US retail accounts
Developing and delivering joint business plans aligned to customer strategies and Premier Foods’ objectives
Partnering closely with broker teams, providing clear direction, priorities and accountability
Delivering sales, distribution and revenue targets, managing promotional spend and trade investment
Identifying opportunities to expand distribution, secure new listings and optimise shelf presence
Supporting customer‑specific pricing, promotional planning and forecasting
Acting as the voice of the customer internally, ensuring alignment across cross‑functional teams
Supporting new product launches, promotions and customer initiatives
Ensuring high standards of in‑market execution, including promotions, displays and launch compliance
Supporting accurate forecasting and demand planning, proactively managing risks
Travelling to customer meetings, line reviews, store visits, trade shows and internal meetings as required