Shape One of the UK’s Leading Supermarket Accounts Within an Innovative Horticultural Business
Location: New Milton, Hampshire
Salary: £50,000–£65,000 + Benefits
About Our Client
Our client, Double H Nurseries, is one of the UK’s most respected and innovative horticultural businesses.
From their state-of-the-art production facilities in the heart of the New Forest, they supply millions of premium indoor plants to many of the UK’s leading supermarket retailers, garden centres and online businesses.
Significant investment, a genuine commitment to sustainability and a passion for innovation continue to position Double H at the forefront of their sector.
As the business continues to evolve, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially minded Key Account Manager to take ownership of one of the company’s most important retail partnerships.
The Opportunity
This isn’t simply another account management role.
You’ll become the commercial lead for one of Double H’s largest supermarket customers, taking responsibility for building relationships, identifying opportunities for growth and ensuring exceptional service delivery across every aspect of the account.
Working alongside experienced colleagues across Commercial, Operations, Production and New Product Development, you’ll help shape future ranges, drive profitable growth and play a genuine part in the continued success of one of the UK’s leading growers.
For an ambitious individual, there is genuine opportunity to broaden your commercial responsibilities as both you and the business continue to develop.
Responsibilities
Your role will include:
- Managing one of Double H’s strategic supermarket accounts.
- Building trusted long-term customer relationships.
- Identifying opportunities for profitable growth.
- Working closely with Production, Supply Chain and NPD teams.
- Leading commercial discussions and customer meetings.
- Supporting new product launches and seasonal programmes.
- Ensuring outstanding customer service and account performance.
- Monitoring commercial performance and delivering against agreed objectives.
- Acting as a key ambassador for Double H with customers and industry partners.
About You
We’re far more interested in attitude, energy and commercial instinct than whether you’ve spent your entire career selling plants.
You may already be a Senior or Key Key Account Manager, National Account Executive ready for the next step, or someone with experience managing supermarket or major retail customers within FMCG, food, fresh produce or horticulture.
Most importantly, you’ll enjoy building relationships, solving problems and making things happen.
You’ll bring:
- Experience managing customer accounts within FMCG, retail, food, fresh produce, horticulture or a related sector.
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
- Commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities for growth.
- Energy, resilience and a naturally positive approach.
- A proactive mindset and willingness to take ownership.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- A collaborative style and the ability to work across multiple departments.
- The ambition to continue developing your commercial career.
Experience working with UK supermarket retailers would be highly advantageous.
What’s On Offer?
- £50,000-£65,000 salary.
- Pension.
- Medicash healthcare.
- 24 days’ holiday.
- Employee discounts.
- Ongoing personal development.
- Modern working environment in the beautiful New Forest.
- The opportunity to join a respected, growing and highly innovative business.
Why This Role?
Some account management roles are about simply maintaining existing business.
This one is different.
You’ll have the opportunity to influence commercial decisions, build lasting customer relationships, contribute to future growth and become part of a business that genuinely invests in its people, products and future.
If you’re looking for a role where your ideas will be valued, your contribution recognised and your career can continue to develop, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply direct via this website or call Max MacGillivray on 01284 715055 quoting Ref: 6096M
To ensure a consistent, confidential and professional recruitment process, all applications – whether submitted directly to Double H or via any third party – will be forwarded to Redfox Executive Selection for consideration and management as part of this retained recruitment assignment. We respectfully ask recruitment agencies and other third parties to honour this exclusive appointment.