National Account Manager

National Account Manager – Foodservice & Specialist St Albans – 4 days per week in-office Competitive salary + bonus + benefits I'm working with Lotus Bakeries to recruit a National Account Manager for Peter's Yard, focused on the Foodservice and Specialist channel. Peter's Yard is a premium sourdough bakery brand with strong retail distribution and a real opportunity to grow further across out-of-home, specialist retail and premium foodservice customers. This role will suit someone who understands quality-led food, enjoys building customer relationships, and can spot opportunities in channels like high-end cheese shops, delis, wholesalers and foodservice operators. Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and grow Foodservice and Specialist customers for Peter's Yard
• Build customer plans that drive distribution, visibility and profitable growth
• Win new business across wholesalers, end-users and specialist retail customers
• Own forecasting, promotional planning and P&L delivery across your accounts
• Work closely with Category, Marketing and Supply Chain to deliver the plan
• Bring the brand to life across premium foodservice and specialist channels
• Build relationships with buyers, operators, distributors and channel partners What we're looking for:
• NAM or strong Account Manager experience within FMCG / Foodservice
• Experience across Foodservice, Specialist, Wholesale or Premium Retail
• Strong relationship builder with a hands-on, customer-facing approach
• Commercially sharp and comfortable managing P&L, pricing and promotions
• Foodie mindset would be a real advantage
• Organised, resilient and able to work in a fast-moving team This is a brilliant opportunity to work with a premium brand that has a clear point of difference and a lot of untapped opportunity outside traditional grocery. If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I'd love to speak to you! Find out more about our available opportunities or how we can help you further your career – contact us today. Please get in touch with or click “Apply Now” to be considered for this vacancy: Call: 020 7871 8000 Email: will.cattell@advocate-group.co.uk