National Account Manager

Would you like to join a fast-growing FMCG brand with a strong presence across major UK grocery retailers? Privately owned and generating millions in turnover, the business is currently ranked #3 in its category and has clear ambitions to double in size. With established relationships across key accounts, the business is focused on expanding distribution, strengthening retailer partnerships, and driving category growth through a highly commercial and collaborative approach. As the National Account Manager, you will play a key role in supporting and delivering these growth plans across core retail accounts. The Role: Take ownership of a portfolio of national retail accounts, driving profitable growth and delivering against sales, margin, and commercial objectives. Manage account performance across revenue, profitability, promotional investment, and forecasting, ensuring business targets are consistently achieved. Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across customer organisations, including buying, category, supply chain, marketing, and finance teams. Protect and grow product distribution by identifying opportunities and presenting compelling, insight-led category recommendations. Develop and execute promotional plans that drive both volume and value growth, using performance data and post-campaign analysis to continuously improve results. Lead the successful launch of new products, creating tailored activation plans that maximise visibility, distribution, and customer engagement. Partner with internal marketing and eCommerce teams to deliver a seamless omnichannel experience across both physical and digital retail environments. Develop a deep understanding of retailer objectives, category performance, and market dynamics to identify opportunities for mutual growth. About You: Previous experience within a National Accounts, Commercial, or Category role, such as NAE, JNAM, Buying Assistant, or a similar customer-facing position. A strong understanding of the FMCG or consumer goods landscape and how major retail accounts operate. Confident building and delivering engaging retailer presentations that combine data, insight, and commercial recommendations. Comfortable analysing data from multiple sources to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Experience using market, retailer, or category data platforms such as Nielsen, Kantar, retailer portals, or similar tools. Commercially minded, with the ability to turn insight into practical actions that deliver measurable results. Strong relationship-building skills with the confidence to influence both internal and external stakeholders. Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. A proactive, solutions-focused individual with a positive attitude and a desire to continuously learn and develop. Passionate about driving growth, delivering results and building long-term partnerships with customers. If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I'd love to speak to you! Find out more about our available opportunities or how we can help you further your career - contact us today. Email: Shelley.burnand@advocate-group.co.uk Phone: 07537163606 We look forward to your application for this exciting opportunity. The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.

Would you like to join the most recognisable and fastest-growing brands within the FMCG sector as they continue to invest heavily across the UK convenience channel? As the Field Sales Executive, you will take full ownership of your territory, managing your area like your own business while driving sales growth, increasing brand visibility, and delivering strong in-store execution across independent retail accounts. The Role: - Managing your territory with full ownership and accountability - Building strong relationships with independent convenience retailers - Increasing product distribution, visibility, availability, and rate of sale - Negotiating additional space and securing impactful in-store execution - Delivering eye-catching displays, POS, and promotional activations - Identifying growth opportunities within existing and new accounts - Supporting new product launches and promotional campaigns - Monitoring competitor activity and feeding back market insights - Working towards clear KPIs and commercial sales targets About You: - You may already have FMCG or field sales experience and be looking for a bigger brand with greater autonomy - You could come from a retail, convenience, hospitality, brand activation, or customer-facing background and be looking to transition into field sales - You are energetic, highly motivated, and thrive in a fast-paced environment - You are commercially minded with a naturally competitive attitude - You are confident building relationships and influencing customers - You are comfortable working independently and managing your own territory - You are resilient, proactive, and solution-focused - You enjoy being out in the field and creating visible results in-store If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I'd love to speak to you! Find out more about our available opportunities or how we can help you further your career - contact us today. Email: Shelley.burnand@advocate-group.co.uk Phone: 07537163606 We look forward to your application for this exciting opportunity. The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.

Would you like to join a fast-growing, premium spirits business with an expanding international footprint? This is an opportunity to be part of an entrepreneurial team that develops and markets high-quality spirits, combining heritage craft with modern brand building. With continued investment in distilling operations and global distribution, the business is entering an exciting new phase of growth. As the FP&A Analyst you will, play a pivotal role in the business, working with the Finance Director in building financial budgeting and forecasting models. The Role: - Delivering accurate monthly management reporting - Producing insightful variance analysis and performance commentary - Supporting annual budgets and rolling forecasts - Acting as a finance business partner to commercial and operational teams - Building and enhancing financial models (P&L, cashflow, balance sheet) - Developing dashboards and improving reporting processes - Supporting systems and reporting improvement projects - Monitoring cashflow and highlighting risks and opportunities About You: - Qualified accountant with strong FP&A or commercial finance experience - Background in FMCG, manufacturing, wholesale or drinks industry preferred - Strong financial modelling and analytical skills - Commercially minded with the confidence to challenge stakeholders - Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment - Proactive, detail-focused and solutions-oriented - Strong communicator, able to present financial insights clearly - Experience with ERP and reporting tools advantageous If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I'd love to speak to you! Find out more about our available opportunities or how we can help you further your career - contact us today. Email: Shelley.burnand@advocate-group.co.uk Phone: 07537163606 We look forward to your application for this exciting opportunity. The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.

Join a global, fast-moving consumer business known for creating iconic products enjoyed by millions. With a strong focus on people, culture, and innovation, this organisation values collaboration, employee wellbeing, and creating a rewarding experience for its teams. As the Reward Specialist, you'll be part of an environment where your expertise can make a real impact across the UK & Ireland. The Role: - Administering UK & Ireland benefits programmes, including pensions, medical insurance, risk benefits, and wellbeing initiatives - Managing benefits renewals and vendor relationships to ensure competitive, well-aligned offerings - Supporting budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and purchase order processes - Monitoring and analysing benefits spend and reward data, providing clear insights for decision-making - Acting as a key contact for employee benefits queries and ensuring clear communication across the organisation - Supporting key initiatives such as pay transparency, DEI programs, and gender pay gap reporting - Contributing to process improvements and digitalisation of reward systems, such as SuccessFactors - Supporting salary review processes, job evaluations, and broader compensation & benefits projects About You: - Proven experience in UK & Ireland Compensation & Benefits, particularly benefits administration, analysis, and cost management - Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel capability and the ability to interpret complex data - Experience with budgeting, cost tracking, and invoice management - Excellent organisation skills, able to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail - Confident communicator able to work with stakeholders across HR, Finance, Payroll, and external partners - Collaborative and proactive, with a structured approach to tasks - Experience with HR systems such as SuccessFactors and knowledge of salary review or job evaluation processes is advantageous If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I'd love to speak to you! Find out more about our available opportunities or how we can help you further your career - contact us today. Email: Shelley.burnand@advocate-group.co.uk Phone: 07537163606 We look forward to your application for this exciting opportunity. The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.