Salary - Up to £60,000 per annum

Schedule - Full Time

Experience - Previous experience in a similar role

Gymkhana Fine Foods

Gymkhana Fine Foods is a range of premium Indian pantry staples aimed to re-imagine and elevate Indian cooking at home. It’s born from the kitchen of two-star Michelin restaurant, Gymkhana in Mayfair, London and is fast creating a new category of premium Indian at home.

Since Gymkhana first entered the London dining scene ten years ago, it has transformed the way UK diners view Indian cuisine, maintaining its Michelin star every year and recently being awarded a 2nd Michelin star in 2024. While the restaurant reimagined Indian dining out, we are here to reimagine Indian cooking with our pantry collection (of cooking sauces, marinades, and condiments) and meal-kits where consumers can enjoy the same taste, and rich depth of flavour.

The business has grown exponentially in just the first 6 months, landing listings in Whole Foods Market, Ocado, Selfridges and recently launched a concession and rotisserie residency in the iconic Harrods Food Hall. With impressive financial backing from the world’s leading F&B investors and expansion plans in the UK, Middle East, and USA in 2024/25, we are looking for an exceptional commercial manager to help create and execute a unique proposition which disrupts the category.

The Position

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Looking for a dynamic Senior National Account Manager to play a critical role in creating unique customer partnerships with the aim to step change the category.
• You will build upon the strong network which has already been created and have responsibility for further driving multifunctional and multi-layered relationships.
• Create, execute & evaluate best in plans including class trade and promotion plans (in store & online) which have an obsession around driving up velocities.
• Promotional and activation analysis and evaluation with the mindset to continually improve.
• Help create the right commercial reports and tools to help the business understand performance, insight and in turn recommendations for continual improvement.
• Track and manage customer P&L including spend, topline and margin.
• Oversee monthly retailer competitor monitoring (price, promo, activity)
• Work closely with Operations to ensure high CSLs, product availability and a robust demand planning/forecasting process

WHO YOU ARE:

• Passion for food, including Indian cuisine.
• Experience within the FMCG industry.
• Proven track record of achieving sales targets and driving business growth.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships at various levels of the organisation.
• Results-driven mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to navigate complex sales cycles.
• Experience in creating compelling customer propositions.
• Negotiation of contracts and terms.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4+ years of demonstrated success in brand marketing ideally in high growth CPG brands.
• Highly organised with exceptional customer management.
• Beloved team builder and cross-functional collaborator.
• Deeply understands and is passionate about our mission, vision, and values.
• Culture fit: Driven, passionate, empathetic, loves food and energetic.

Benefits & Culture

Our team is the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry-leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.

We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and celebrate the skills and characteristics that make you unique. Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:

Treat Yourself

• Up to 50% off dining across JKS Restaurants
• Retail & Takeaway Discounts
• Code App Membership
• Perkbox - access to tons of retail discounts and our wellbeing hub

Look After Yourself

• Discounted Gym Membership
• Company Donations for your involvement with Charities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to Financial Advice
• Wedding Gift & New-born Care Package - Celebrating your big occasions

Progress Yourself

• Access to our fantastic L&D Calendar
• A personalised learning & development plan to develop your skills and knowledge
• Career progression with a fast-growing, critically acclaimed restaurant group.

Be Yourself

• Additional holiday for every year with us (rising to 33 days)
• Employee referral scheme - paying up to £600 per referral
• Staff parties & long service awards

The Group

JKS Restaurants was founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam and Sunaina Sethi in November 2008. The group has received critical acclaim and industry recognition since its inception, including 7 Michelin stars, 4 Michelin Bib Gourmands and one restaurant ranked in the World’s 100 Best restaurants.

The JKS portfolio currently includes Michelin Starred restaurants Trishna, Gymkhana, Kitchen Table, Sabor and Lyle’s; as well as cult favourites Hoppers, BAO, Brigadiers, Berenjak, Plaza Khao Gaeng, Speedboat Bar and Bibi. Pubs include The Cadogan Arms and The George.

JKS Restaurants offers a unique chance to either pursue a career in fine dining or develop within casual trend focused cuisine, with opportunities across all disciplines for those looking to progress their careers within a people focused, collaborative hospitality group.