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Account Director - Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Remote (with monthly visits to client site in London)

Salary: £60,000 per annum

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

The Opportunity

Are you a strategic and commercially focused leader with experience in FMCG, food retail, or technical services? We're recruiting for an Account Director to take ownership of a major retailer account for a leading client services organisation.

In this high-impact role, you'll be responsible for the commercial success and smooth delivery of services to a key client. You'll work closely with internal teams, stakeholders, and suppliers to ensure excellence in delivery, while driving innovation and maintaining strong client relationships.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and developing a key retailer account, taking full commercial responsibility
• Managing all aspects of service delivery to ensure client satisfaction
• Handling commercial negotiations for existing and new services
• Running weekly update meetings and monthly governance reporting with the client
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders
• Identifying growth opportunities and delivering against commercial targets
• Representing the business at a senior level and acting as a key point of contact
• Collaborating with internal teams and regulatory experts to deliver results
  
  

• Proven experience in a client-facing commercial role, ideally with major retailers
• Strong understanding of FMCG or food retail environments
• Knowledge of food technical, product development, or regulatory processes
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage complex workloads in a fast-paced setting
• Previous experience managing teams and driving performance
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
• A positive, proactive attitude and eagerness to learn and improve
  
  

• Salary of £60,000 per annum
• Remote and flexible working
• Up to 25 days holiday per year
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Payroll Giving and Cycle to Work schemes
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Human Resources Services

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