National Account Manager

Job description

Join Refresco Head Office in Kegworth and take the lead in managing major retail customer accounts, driving profitable growth, strengthening cross‑functional teamwork, and building standout retail partnerships that keep Refresco ahead in a fast‑moving, competitive market.

National Account Manager

Permanent

Kegworth, Head Office

38 hours

Reward & Benefits

• Annual bonus and regular pay reviews
• An enhanced company pension contribution
• £5,200 car allowance
• Hybrid working
• Early Friday finish to kick‑start your weekend
• 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional leave, increasing your allowance to 31 days plus bank holidays
• Life assurance coverage
• Personal healthcare cover, including 24/7 virtual GP access for your family
• Free eye‑care vouchers and discounted glasses
• Employee referral scheme with bonuses for successful referrals
• GroceryAid support services offering financial, legal, wellbeing and practical guidance
• Cheers benefits platform providing discounts, free perks, and wellbeing tools
• Free onsite parking and discounted products

About the role

Reporting to the Account Controller the role is to head up the designated Customer Account/Accounts which involves responsibility for delivering the volume, profitability (GM/L and EBITDA), management and coordination of a direct and business-wide cross functional team, ensuring optimum performance, providing customer focus whilst generating sustained, profitable growth and forging stronger business partner relationships.

Key Responsibilities of the National Account Manager

• Develop, implement, and monitor customer Joint Business Plans while supporting the Account Controller in achieving business unit goals.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships, leading all commercial activities, communication, and account management to protect and grow Refresco’s position.
• Drive commercial performance through cost optimisation, delivery of price increases/EBITDA targets, debt reduction, forecasting accuracy, and evaluation of commercial activities.
• Lead cross‑functional projects, identify new business opportunities, and collaborate with internal teams (Supply Chain, Finance, Brands, etc.) to improve performance and deliver growth.

About you

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience as a National Account Manager or in a similar customer‑facing commercial role, supported by strong FMCG knowledge across both Own Label and Branded products and relevant sector expertise. They will demonstrate a solid understanding of project‑management principles, applying them effectively in previous roles, and will be highly customer‑focused with strong relationship‑building skills. In addition, they should be confident and capable in the use of key IT tools, including Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Find out more about the Refresco Values here:

https://www.refresco.co.uk/uk/about/our-values

If you fit this profile and are excited by this opportunity, we would be delighted to hear from you!

About Refresco:

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia.

Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass.

Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand

Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees.

www.refresco.com

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Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We’re a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and we’re only just getting started.

We’re the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers.

Whether it’s packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards. Our products get where they need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers.

Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Kegworth

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

19-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English