National Account Executive

Position Snapshot Business Area: Nestlé Cereal Partners National Account Executive – 1 year fixed term contract Location: Welwyn Garden City (Hybrid working: approx 1‑2 flexible days a week in our office) Salary: Attractive base salary + potential bonus + 12 flexible days of holiday plus other benefits. About Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) We are a unique joint venture between General Mills and Nestlé, leading the global breakfast cereal market with flagship brands such as SHREDDIES®, SHREDDED WHEAT®, NESQUIK® and CHEERIOS®. Our culture is built on partnership, togetherness, and a shared commitment to better food, life, planet and CPW. We value collaboration, commitment, courage and capability, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and promotes continuous improvement. A day in the life of a National Account Executive Own and agree the customer baselines with Sales Analyst at the required customer/EAN level as a base for building the plan. Own and develop promotional plans, including revenue, trade spend and promotion activation details such as timing, mechanics and estimated sales uplift. Where relevant develop and continuously improve customer investment plans with a pay‑for‑performance mindset. Support the timely and accurate external execution of Customer Plans with the Customer Business Team, providing excellent communication to customers and completing all required documentation. Work with Category and Marketing teams to facilitate best‑in‑class category strategies and activation; shape selling stories and in‑market activation plans. Request completion of relevant customer admin with the Sales Admin Team via the Sales Admin Portal (Samples, New Line Forms, Artwork, Purchase Orders). Support timely preparation and input into all relevant internal planning processes (weekly, monthly and quarterly), utilising multiple data sets to build performance insights. Complete promotional pre‑ and post‑evaluation, including commentary and proof of execution, and optimise in conjunction with SRM to drive ROI and inform QIR. Manage trade spend actuals, attend trade spend review, and support SFE with accrual management and changes. Communicate with field ops for in‑market execution, enabling field teams at points of purchase; provide briefs and selling stories. What Will Make You Successful To be successful, you will ideally have commercial experience within the FMCG sector, strong analytical skills, and a collaborative mindset. You should be comfortable working accurately and with attention to detail, and you must be able to build relationships across the team and with stakeholders. Proficient in Excel and comfortable using other Microsoft Office programs. Use insightful information and be naturally analytical. Demonstrate a solid understanding of commercial and financial situations. Experience in forecasting, sales and negotiation is beneficial. Comfortable working collaboratively and cross‑functionally. Organised and adept at planning and prioritising workloads. Curious, with initiative to solve problems and overcome obstacles. What You Need To Know What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and flex leave, pension scheme and a strong focus on personal development and growth. Job advert closing date: 15/12/2025. We will be considering candidates as they apply and may close job advertisements early if we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. Equal Opportunity Statement At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. We champion diversity and inclusion, and people of all gender identities, ethnicities, abilities and LGBT+ community members are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We are committed to equal opportunity for all. Commuting and Remote Work Hybrid working: approximately 1‑2 flexible days a week in our office. Additional Information We use champions of diversity and inclusion to foster equal employment practices, and we are fully compliant with all legal obligations for equal opportunity recruitment. We encourage all interested applicants to apply and value the unique contributions that each candidate brings. #J-18808-Ljbffr