Retail National Account Executive (36820) chez McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd

Position Title: National Account Executive

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Field Based / Home Based

Grade: Grade 05 

Requisition ID: 36820 

About McCain.

At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to Smiles, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

Why join the McCain family.

Your Life – we’re here to help you fulfil your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.
Your Success – work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success.
Your Impact – we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a commercially sharp, insight-led National Account Executive to join our high-performing FMCG team in Ireland. This is not your average sales support role – we’re seeking someone who’s just as comfortable diving into category insights and promotional effectiveness as they are managing customer relationships and executing plans.

This role is the perfect springboard for someone looking to build a career in account management, category development, or commercial strategy within FMCG. You’ll work with major retail customers, supporting national account managers in delivering best-in-class execution – and you'll stand out by bringing data-led thinking and curiosity to every conversation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support National Account Managers in the day-to-day management of key retail accounts across Ireland.
• Own elements of customer account admin: promotional planning, pricing, forecasting, and tracking.
• Collaborate closely with category and insights teams to develop compelling, customer-specific stories and presentations.
• Evaluate the performance of promotional activity and work with the wider commercial team to optimise future plans.
• Translate consumer and shopper data into actionable recommendations for both internal stakeholders and retail partners.
• Prepare and present key business updates, sales performance reports, and category reviews.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across sales, marketing, supply chain, and category teams.

What We’re Looking For

• 1–3 years’ experience in FMCG, preferably in a commercial, sales support, or category role.
• Experience of the Irish retail market.
• Strong analytical skills and a genuine interest in what drives consumer behaviour and category performance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – confident working with data and turning it into a story.
• Organised, proactive, and eager to learn – you’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Degree educated or equivalent experience.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a market-leading FMCG business with household-name brands.
• Get exposure to major retail partners and category strategy from day one.
• Learn from a talented and supportive team, with clear paths to progression.
• Hybrid working model with flexibility and autonomy.

Leadership Principles.

Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organisation. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.

We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.

We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.

We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.

We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.

Location.

This role is home-based with travel across the Republic of Ireland, as it covers the full region. We also have a small, close-knit team in Ireland who occasionally meet in Dublin — offering a great opportunity to connect and collaborate in person.

The benefits of working for McCain.

Although we do encourage you to taste the goods you’ll be pleased to know we don’t pay you in ‘chips’. For working hard, you’ll also get a great salary and some pretty good benefits including:

• A generous Car Allowance
• An achievable yearly bonus based on personal performance.
• An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
• Flexible holidays – where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Optional health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• ‘Chips In’ Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness, resilience, and long-term development of McCain communities across the globe

And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an ambitious 5-year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually—your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we’re better together.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions. 

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here. 

Job Family: Sales      
Division: GB Commercial Retail 
Department: ​Business Unit 3 ​
Location(s): IE - Ireland : Dublin : Dun Laoighre
IE - Ireland : Leinster : Dublin
IE - Ireland : Other : Reference job description 

Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd