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Account Executive

Job Posted: 15 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Expire in: 13 days

Job Description

Job: Account Executive
Location: Leeds Broadgate
 
Why Greencore?
 
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.
 
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
 
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
 
What you'll be doing
 
We have an exciting opportunity for an Account Executive to join our Greencore sales team.
 
If you're eager to grow in account management and want to make a real impact within a leading food distribution business, this role is for you. You will play a key role in supporting our National Account Managers, ensuring our valued customers receive the highest level of service while working closely with teams across the business.
 
Your day to day responsibilities will include:

Manage all day to day customer requirements to include research on the shopper journey, product sampling and benchmarking sessions
Identify key insights on our product range and actions internally with the category and NPD teams and with the customer
As directed by the National Account Manager, you will be involved in the promotional process of our products and activity
Provides category analysis to support the customer innovation and category process
Validation and checking of sets of data to ensure business information is aligned (e.g. - Sales forecast)
Own and deliver a schedule of reporting to capture all business requirements
Maintain database of knowledge and data relating to our customerWhat we're looking for

Ideally educated to degree level with a specialism in a Food/nutrition Science, have entered via an apprentice route or has equivalent work experience in a similar role/environment
Has some experience / knowledge of food and the food environment
Demonstrates analytical skills and is fully numerate
Has good communication skills
Full UK driving licenseWe're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.
 
What You'll Get in Return

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
Annual target bonus and car allowance
Pension matched up to 8%
Life assurance (up to 4x salary)
Private Medical Insurance (individual cover)
Share save scheme
Generous holiday allowance
Access to Greencore qualifications and ongoing career development
Employee discount platform
Wellbeing centre and support resourcesAt Greencore, we value individuality and believe our diverse teams are key to our success. You'll be supported with continuous development opportunities and the chance to grow your career within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
 
We reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the specified closing date

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