the ideal candidate: 

• Experience managing national grocery accounts
• P&L management and JBP experience
• Excellent communication skills to develop and manage several key buying relationships
• A flexible, can-do attitude with the willingness to work closely with others within a small team; a real self-starter
• The energy to work within a rapidly growing business that is constantly evolving and growing
• A true entrepreneur with a passion for food

about us:  

itsu is the healthy eating, Asian inspired quick service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading grocery business across Europe and beyond. Renowned for its best-in-class food made fresh in every shop every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm. With its best-is-class healthy food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food. 

itsu [grocery], which this role falls under, takes the itsu brand into supermarkets, health food stores, online, wholesale and internationally with products such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza & bao, brilliant’broth, rice’noodles & miso’easy to name a few… 

D&I statement:  

itsu [grocery] is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply for all of our opportunities. 

When applying for a role with us, please remove your: full name, name of University/School, address, email address and any photos of you on your CV and covering letter. non-anonymised CVs may not be reviewed.  

Scope of the role: 

• Delivering the business KPIs within your accounts
• Full account management responsibility for all accounts
• Delivery of the volume and value forecast and internal P&L reporting
• Ownership of the pricing and promotional strategy
• Collaborating cross functionally across the wider business

what we offer: 

• Competitive salary
• Competitive bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays)
• Health insurance
• Company pension scheme
• Hybrid working (2 days wfh)
• Opportunity to work from abroad 
• 50% employee discount in itsu shops
• Free itsu lunch 
• Discounts at major retailers
• Salary sacrifice cycle and electric vehicle schemes 
• A sizeable training budget to support your ongoing development

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