Overview

National Account Executive – FMCG Job in Widnes (Hybrid)

  • Competitive salary with annual salary reviews
  • Car allowance
  • Structured bonuses (based on company & individual performance)
  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme
  • Medical cash plan
  • Annual leave- 23 days per year, after 1 year: 24 days, after 2 years: 25 days
  • Learning and development and progression opportunities
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Hybrid working after probation

Dovetail Recruitment are delighted to be working with a fast-moving and creative product business that specialises in affordable, on-trend ranges across Health & Beauty, Gifting, and Household. They supply major discount retailers and distributors, creating products that respond quickly to changing trends. As part of a global group with teams across the UK, Asia, and South Africa, they’re now looking for a National Account Executive to join their friendly commercial team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, is passionate about products, and wants to get stuck into the full process – meeting customers in person, presenting new product ideas, and playing a key part in developing those ideas from concept right through to launch.

Duties and Responsibilities:  

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and internal teams across Product, Operations, Commercial, and Technical
  • Manage all aspects of customer accounts within the discount retail sector, including regular face-to-face meetings and trade visits
  • Present core ranges and new product development to drive growth and secure new business
  • Set and achieve sales targets, monitor performance, and provide regular sales reports
  • Take ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and planning to support account growth
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure smooth delivery and execution of customer requirements
  • Demonstrate proven sales success within the discount sector and a clear understanding of this market

Minimum Experience Requirements:

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience working within the discount retail sector
  • Solid understanding of private label, tertiary, and branded products
  • Strong negotiation and relationship building skills

This National Account Executive role near Liverpool would suit someone who’s taken their first steps into sales within a fast-moving product environment and is now looking to build on that foundation. You don’t need to have all the answers – just a real interest in products, a willingness to learn, and the confidence to get out and talk to customers.

If you’re interested in this National Account Executive opportunity near Liverpool, please apply now. Or, if you’d like to chat it through first, give us a call and ask for Suzi.

If you are interested in this National Account Executive near Liverpool, please apply now. Alternatively, if this role isn’t quite right, please click here to see our other Jobs in Bournemouth, Dorset & Hampshire. 

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Your contact for this role
Suzanne Hayter
01202 424824
Suzanne has been working in commercial recruitment in the Dorset area for almost 12 years. She is very passionate about her work and dedicated about going the extra mile to place the right candidate with the right company.

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