National Account Manager / Senior National Account Manager

Company: Advocate Group
Apply for the National Account Manager / Senior National Account Manager
Location: Bristol
Job Description:

Senior National Account Manager – Sainsburys, Waitrose Bristol – 2/3 days per week in-office£70,000 + 10% bonus + benefits

We’re working with a well-established, high-performing food business in a genuinely exciting growth phase. The business is already established with strong relationships across UK Grocery and a clear plan to accelerate branded growth, they’re now looking to hire a Senior National Account Manager to take ownership of a key portfolio: Waitrose is the biggest customer, and Sainsbury’s is having some fantastic growth – this portfolio represents a major opportunity to scale branded distribution quickly and build long-term strategic partnerships.

Lead the commercial strategy across Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Ocado Play a key role in the Sainsbury’s business, ensuring flawless planning and execution Full responsibility for forecasting, promotional planning, and performance tracking Line manage and develop one direct report, driving capability and performance

Strong commercial capability: JBPs, forecasting, promotions, negotiation and P&L understanding Analytical and data-led, comfortable turning insight into action People leadership experience (or ready to step into it) with a coaching mindset

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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….

Posted: May 23rd, 2026