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Senior National Account Manager – Contract Catering

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Up to £65,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus

A hugely successful food business, that have a niche in the market and deep relationships with their customers have signed off a new Senior National Account Manager vacancy to drive there contract catering business forward.

We’re now looking for a Senior National Account Manager to take ownership of our Contract Catering channel, managing key customers like Sodexo, Aramark, and Elior. You’ll lead a portfolio worth c.£5m P&L, with full responsibility for customer strategy, commercials, and JBP delivery.

The business are in a massively exciting period, having just recruited an exceptional board, and an exciting change in the business its time to accelerate the business to £100m+. You'll report to a director with vast experience in the OoH Channel and be a great person to learn from.

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage and grow relationships with major contract caterers across the UK
• Own the full P&L for the category (c.£5m), driving profitable growth
• Build strategic Joint Business Plans, aligning our offering with customer needs
• Act as the key liaison between customers and internal teams (procurement, operations, NPD)
• Identify new growth opportunities within your customer base
• Represent the business externally with professionalism and energy

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience managing contract caterers or large foodservice accounts
• Strong commercial acumen – confident owning and driving P&L performance
• Skilled in negotiation, relationship management, and long-term planning
• Self-starter who thrives in a remote, autonomous role
• Food industry experience is a must

Get in touch if you're interested!

will.cattell@advocate-group.co.uk

020 7871 8000

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales, Business Development, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services, Food and Beverage Manufacturing, and Wholesale Food and Beverage

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