Key Account Manager

Sales Account Manager – Foodservice & Hospitality
Location: Northamptonshire (must be able to commute twice per week to Cambridgeshire)
Salary: based on experience
Permanent | Full-Time
  
Love food? Know the industry inside out?
If you’ve spent years working with great ingredients, running kitchens, or managing hospitality accounts and now you want to take that passion and turn it into a rewarding career in sales this could be your next move.
  
We’re working with a leading name in the fresh produce and fine foods sector, supplying some of the UK’s most prestigious restaurants, hotels, and contract caterers. As they continue to expand their sales team in 2026, they’re looking for enthusiastic, relationship-driven individuals to join their growing business.
What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing and developing accounts across your region from independent restaurants to multi-site hospitality groups.
• Building trusted partnerships with chefs, buyers, and catering professionals who care about quality.
• Growing sales through genuine relationships, industry knowledge, and service excellence.
• Working closely with internal teams to ensure customers receive the best possible experience.
• Visiting the Cambridgeshire HQ a couple of times a week to collaborate, learn, and taste what’s new.

About You

• You’ve worked in hospitality, catering, or foodservice perhaps as a chef, restaurant manager, or buyer and you’re looking to take that knowledge into a more commercial role.
• You’re naturally curious, personable, and love talking food.
• You can manage your time, think strategically, and build long-term partnerships.
• You’re happy to travel your patch and get out meeting customers face-to-face.
• Experience in account management or sales is a bonus, but a genuine passion for food and people is what matters most.

What’s On Offer

• Competitive basic (depending on experience)
• Staff discount, and access to an incredible range of fresh produce and artisan foods.
• 29 days holiday, pension, wellbeing programme, and company events.
• The chance to join a supportive, passionate team who love what they do.

Please apply now for more information
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