About the Role
<p><strong>NEW VACANCY! (PK9272)</strong></p><p><strong>NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER - FLEXIBLE PACKAGING</strong></p><p><strong>ANY UK LOCATION / REMOTE WORKING</strong></p><p><strong>£CONTACT ME FOR SALARY DETAILS + Bonus + Car or Car Allowance + Pension + 33 Days Holiday</strong></p><p>Our client is a well-established Flexible Packaging manufacturer selling into the food, bakery meat & protein industry. The client offers a range of flexible packaging solutions and are looking to recruit a National Account Manager to join their team.</p><p>You will be responsible for managing and developing a portfolio of national customer accounts, delivering profitable revenue growth and margin performance. The role is accountable for annual revenue across key accounts, with a defined focus on reactivating dormant customers and converting historic relationships into sustainable commercial growth.</p><p>The company works as a team, grounded in integrity, accountability and continuous improvement. They encourage open communication, problem solving and taking ownership end to end to deliver great outcomes for customers.</p><p><strong>Role / Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Drive profitable growth across a portfolio of national accounts through strategic account planning and effective execution.</li><li>Develop existing customer relationships by identifying and securing cross-selling and upselling opportunities.</li><li>Re-engage dormant and lapsed accounts through targeted commercial strategies and tailored customer engagement.</li><li>Transform historic customer relationships into long-term revenue-generating partnerships and repeat business opportunities.</li><li>Build, manage and progress a robust pipeline of account reactivation opportunities with measurable conversion outcomes.</li><li>Ensure all commercial activity operates within agreed profitability parameters and commercial guidelines.</li><li>Identify and develop new product opportunities in partnership with customers and internal teams.</li><li>Manage the successful progression of projects from concept development and sampling through to full commercial launch.</li><li>Produce accurate sales forecasts and maintain clear pipeline visibility to support S&OP planning processes.</li><li>Work collaboratively across departments to ensure demand alignment, service excellence, and effective stock management.</li><li>Serve as the primary commercial contact for key accounts, building and maintaining strong long-term customer relationships.</li></ul><p><strong>Skills / Experience:</strong></p><ul><li>Proven experience managing national or key accounts within the flexible packaging, food manufacturing, or related industries.</li><li>Demonstrated success in delivering account growth and developing strong customer relationships.</li><li>Strong commercial awareness</li><li>Ability to manage complex customer requirements while coordinating cross-functional delivery.</li><li>Experience in forecasting, pipeline management and CRM system utilisation.</li><li>Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder influencing skills.</li><li>Full UK driving licence with flexibility to travel regularly.</li></ul>