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Grocery Channel Manager

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Signature Career Management

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United Kingdom , Manchester

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Salary:

65000.00 - 75000.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

Are you a commercially driven grocery specialist who thrives on turning opportunity into growth? Do you want to take ownership of leading health & wellness brands within a pacy, entrepreneurial FMCG businesses? This is not your typical Grocery role. It’s an opportunity to shape strategy, build relationships with the UK’s biggest retailers, and make a visible impact in a fast-paced, agile environment where decisions are made quickly, and success is celebrated loudly. This is a business that’s grown from being a UK leader is a specific product area to an FMCG group spanning 5 category divisions. With full in-house manufacturing, a growing portfolio of owned brands, and a leadership team who back pace, autonomy and ideas, this is a business where you can make things happen. You’ll join the Health & Wellness division, one of the fastest-growing parts of the business, and take ownership of driving growth across major accounts, including Top 4 grocery. This is a role for someone who can think big but isn’t afraid to get stuck in. You’ll balance strategy with execution, leading joint business plans, driving new listings, and delivering strong promotional and distribution performance across multiple brands. This is an environment built on pace, autonomy, and ambition. There’s no corporate red tape, no endless sign-offs, just an entrepreneurial team who believe in getting things done. You’ll be surrounded by people who care deeply about what they do and who back their brands to win. If you want to join a business where you can shape your own development, lead with impact, and see the direct results of your work on-shelf, this is the role for you.

Job Responsibility:

  • Manage and grow key grocery retail accounts across the Top 4 and wider grocery channel
  • Deliver annual sales, profit, and distribution growth targets
  • Develop and execute customer-specific JBPs, presenting innovation and NPD to buyers
  • Identify white space opportunities and drive new listings across 3 brands
  • Work cross-functionally with marketing, NPD, and operations to ensure flawless execution
  • Analyse data and performance to identify insights that deliver real commercial impact
  • Build strong, long-term relationships with buyers, collaborating to deliver mutual success

Requirements:

  • Proven experience managing Top 4 Grocery accounts (FMCG essential)
  • Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills
  • Analytical and data-savvy with a track record of using insights to drive growth
  • A proactive, organised operator who thrives in fast-moving, entrepreneurial environments
  • Confident communicator who can influence cross-functionally and with customers

Nice to have:

  • Health, wellness, or functional nutrition experience ideal, but not essential
  • Private label experience a bonus

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 12, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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