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The Sterling Choice
Account Manager
Manchester
- Hours
- Full Time
- Posted
- 10 hours ago
- Salary
- 55000.00 - 60000.00 GBP Annual
- Recruiter
- The Sterling Choice
- Closes
- 03 Apr 2026
- Course
- No
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Recruiter Type
- Direct Employer
Description
Account Manager (Lidl UK, Ireland & Europe) – FTC Maternity Cover
Own Label FMCG – Manchester (Hybrid) Salary Circa GBP60,000 (Flexible)
This is not a keep the lights on contract role.
It s a high–profile own label retail account with real scale, multiple territories, and plenty of moving parts. You ll be dealing directly with buyers, managing complexity, and keeping projects on track without layers of bureaucracy to hide behind.
In short, this is a commercially important account where what you do genuinely matters.
What you ll be doing
Owning the Lidl account across the UK, Northern Ireland and EuropeWorking directly with buyers in GermanyManaging own label projects end–to–end: product changes, artwork, technical queries, launches, and improvementsActing as the central point between commercial, technical, NPD and the factoryKeeping multiple projects moving at pace, without things falling over
What they re looking for
Proven own label experience in Food/FMCG (non–negotiable)Background in Account Management, Technical Account Management, Product Management or Product DevelopmentComfortable dealing directly with major retailersOrganised, calm under pressure, and able to juggle a lot of moving partsHappy being in Manchester around two days a weekInterim candidates are very welcome.
If this strikes a chord with you and your CV is ready, then click apply now! If your CV is not ready and you want to learn more, call me (Olly) on (phone number removed) !
Ad ID: 5417972896
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