National Account Manager - Premium Grocer
CompanySolent Group
Location
Christchurch, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/23/2026
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Occupation TypeSales accounts and business development managers
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
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£55,200
(£28.31 per hour)
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Description
Solent Group work with a diverse portfolio of Retailers and supply bespoke products within various categories, including Health & Beauty, Household, Impulse Snacking and Reusable Bags. We are proud to be best-in-class when it comes to own-label product innovation. Our Categories are fast-paced with ever-evolving trends and a host of ground-breaking products coming to market on a regular basis - we add value to retailers by leading and owning each category
Here at Solent we want people to be extraordinary. We pride ourselves on creating and producing amazing products and brands for our Global Customers. You will be joining a company with offices globally across South Africa, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Vietnam, and the UK
REPORT TO: National Account Controller
LOCATION: Hybrid - 1 day per week in Christchurch, Dorset
Purpose of the role:
With our entrepreneurial spirit and drive to succeed we need a dynamic National Account Manager to build on our core business with a key retailer partnership. You'll develop existing accounts and look for new business to add to our already prestigious portfolio. You will plan and oversee all aspects of the projects and meet the desired goals. You will oversee the organisation and scheduling of people, tasks and resources.
As part of your role you will develop the premium grocer cross functional team to ensure all members of the team are upskilled in the product skill matrix in order to support the commercial function to hit budget. You will identify gaps in the existing skillset, train and mentor team members to support their growth and value to the team
Key Responsibilities:
Here at Solent we want people to be extraordinary. We pride ourselves on creating and producing amazing products and brands for our Global Customers. You will be joining a company with offices globally across South Africa, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Vietnam, and the UK
REPORT TO: National Account Controller
LOCATION: Hybrid - 1 day per week in Christchurch, Dorset
Purpose of the role:
With our entrepreneurial spirit and drive to succeed we need a dynamic National Account Manager to build on our core business with a key retailer partnership. You'll develop existing accounts and look for new business to add to our already prestigious portfolio. You will plan and oversee all aspects of the projects and meet the desired goals. You will oversee the organisation and scheduling of people, tasks and resources.
As part of your role you will develop the premium grocer cross functional team to ensure all members of the team are upskilled in the product skill matrix in order to support the commercial function to hit budget. You will identify gaps in the existing skillset, train and mentor team members to support their growth and value to the team
Key Responsibilities:
- Bring your passion and enthusiasm to grow existing clients, alongside generating new business
- Live the Solent Values and work with your teams to drive the Vision
- Work with all depts to ensure customer strategy is met
- Formulate customer-specific sales plan/strategy, in-line with accountable budget, ensure costings are pre-checked and spec, packaging and recommended retail prices are correct
- Minimum 2 years' experience managing national accounts, ideally top 6 grocers
- Strong commercial acumen
- Retail/FMCG experience essential, ideally top 6 grocers
- Experience across our product categories, ideally in Health & Beauty or Household - Private Label
- Appetite/experience with international grocers
- Any licensing experience an advantage but not essential
- Detail-orientated with an ability to multi-task and set priorities
- Experience in Critical Path Management
- Resource Planning & Allocation
- Project Risk Assessment
- Familiar with using Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Competitive salary with annual salary reviews
- 25 days holiday per annum, increasing to 27 days after 3 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Extensive benefits programme including buying additional holiday, medical cash plan, access to mental health support and many other benefits