Business to Business Account Lead

Location Preston
Discipline: Central Office
Job type: Maternity Cover
Salary: ££27,000 - £30,000
Job ref: 031004
Published: about 10 hours ago
Expiry date: 20 Feb 2026 11:59

Business to Business Account Lead 

Full time 37.5 hours based at our Central office in Preston. 

Salary: £27,000-£30,000 

This is a Fixed term contract for 12 months with a planned start date of April 2026. 

 

Essential Skills and Experience

  • Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to lead customer meetings and influence internal stakeholders
  • Comfortable completing and interpreting weekly sales and service level analysis to drive continuous improvement
  • Strong problem-solving skills, ensuring day-to-day customer queries are handled efficiently and professionally
  • Proactive, collaborative, and able to work cross-functionally
  • Highly organised, able to manage multiple accounts while delivering a high standard of customer service
  • Commercially focused, with experience identifying growth opportunities
  • Must have a UK driving licence and be willing to travel with in the UK

 

Desirable Skills and Experience

  • Proven experience in a mid-level B2B sales or account management role
  • Strong understanding of food retail, wholesale, or foodservice environments, including customer and category dynamics
  • Confident negotiating pricing, managing cost prices, and supporting margin management
  • Experience planning and executing promotional activity, including pricing, forecasting, and post-promo analysis
  • Strong Excel skills and experience using CRM or sales reporting tools

 
 

Job description: B2B Account Lead