National Account Manager - Grocery (Maternity Cover)

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, Babyganics® and Ecover®. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If you’re into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us. The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world. Location: Frimley, Surrey Contract type: Fixed Term Contract for approx 12 months (maternity cover) People Leader: Grocery Channel Lead Function: Sales Internal Job Title: Senior Associate, Sales Account Management Please note this role is not eligible for relocation. Remote work is available once per week for eligible employees. What’s in it for you? Competitive pay & benefits Flexible working hours compressed week hours (1/2 day off on Fridays) ‘Build your own’ learning programme Free breakfast & snacks 25 days annual holiday additional days after service Pension, Life cover & Health Insurance & income protection Volunteering days Season ticket loan Wellness days We are looking for a superstar National Account Manager to manage our Asda & Morrisons business. You will be part of the UK Grocery team within the UK Sales team and will formally report to the Channel Controller - Grocery based in Frimley. Responsibilities Develop and deliver a customer growth strategy, identifying opportunities and creating winning plans that drive sustainable results. Own and execute annual business plans, delivering sales, profit, ROI, distribution and growth targets. Lead customer negotiations, including trade terms, pricing and promotional plans, to maximise value for both the customer and LSB. Manage the account fundamentals with excellence, including forecasting, financial planning, performance tracking and reporting. Build strong partnerships internally and externally, influencing stakeholders and aligning teams behind customer plans. Champion the values and culture of LSB, sharing best practices and contributing to the success of the wider sales team. Experience You'll Bring Solid Account Management experience within FMCG/Grocery, with a track record of delivering growth. Proven experience building and executing annual customer business plans, including negotiations and commercial delivery. Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing a P&L and using data and insights to drive performance. Excellent relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels. A confident storyteller and presenter, able to turn insights into compelling customer propositions. A proactive, resilient and ambitious mindset, with the drive to achieve stretching targets in a fast-paced environment. A passion for purpose-led brands and sustainability, combined with a hands-on approach and bias for action. About us: We are the people behind method Ecover. We’ve always done things differently – we’re fearless thinkers, mad scientists and adventurous designers who believe that making soap leads to brave ideas, bold inventions and beautiful bubbles. We started small but we have big plans to make the world a cleaner, greener, more colourful place. We invite everyone to join us as we pioneer a future where doing business is doing good for all. Let’s get one thing straight – you’re not coming here to just sell soap, or cleaning products. You’re joining us to move the hearts, souls and minds of others all over the world that see the world differently. We think about cleaning as an act of creative expression, a gesture of rebellion, and, yes, an escape from the normal. We take cleaning seriously – but not ourselves. Alongside our friends Mrs. Meyer’s clean day and babyganics in the US, we are collectively known as Lifestyle Brands and are part of the SC Johnson family. Application: Have you made it this far? If you’re still reading, we think there’s a strong chance you might be our kind of person. Here’s the thing, though — research suggests that 60% of women and underrepresented folks might have already talked themselves out of applying. Even if you don’t check every box above, we want to encourage you to introduce yourself. We believe a diversity of perspectives and experiences makes a team stronger — and the stronger our team, the closer we are to delivering our ambition of a clean world revolution! It’s a big, beautiful, colourful world out there and we should celebrate that. That’s why we’re working hard to be a fully diverse and inclusive place to work. Every day we strive to create an atmosphere where everyone feels valued, listened to, supported and where we can do our best work. Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome. We advertise all our roles on Evenbreak, the specialist job board for disabled candidates. If you have a disability or a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our vacancies, please visit their Career Hive – careers support for disabled candidates delivered by careers professionals with lived experience of disability. Find out more at https://hive.evenbreak.co.uk.    We are happy to adjust our hiring process to ensure we are accessible to everyone – please let us know what we can do to support you! Inclusion & Diversity We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work. Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome. Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, babyganics® and Ecover®. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If you’re into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us. The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.