National Account Manager

National Account Manager

Hertfordshire

£Competitive salary + bonus + benefits 

National Account Manager required for this Market leading business within the confectionary industry.

Role description

As a National Account Manager for this successful, independent continental biscuit business you would be: -

• National Account Manager for several large Major multiple accounts in the North of England with accountability for our activity and sales performance with those customers

• Responsible for creating and implementing annual Joint Business Plans

• Prepare and implement detailed sales promotional plans by customer to achieve agreed annual sales budgets

• Ensure timely communication to and from the business in order to operate effectively and for the business to be kept up to date with customer & competitor feedback reports to Trading Manager.

• Role can be home or office based, the person would have to report into the Hertfordshire office on a weekly basis.

Bahlsen are looking for the following: -

• Have held the role of National Account Manager within the FMCG industry- experience in biscuits or confectionary desirable but not essential.

• Must have a proven sales track record with a strong working knowledge of national accounts and associated systems / ways of working.

• This is a position for an independent, self-starting and driven individual who continually strives for personal, team and Company success.

• Bahlsen is looking for someone who is a good communicator, flexible, ambitious, enjoys working with branded products within a small entrepreneurial office environment.

You will also have the following skills:

• Professional, proven sales background, able to create and maintain relationships with buyers and head office teams

• Proven ability to develop and sustain business delivery with key customers

• Self-motivated and with the confidence to develop and execute joint business plans with major customers. Commercially astute, able to handle the financial management of accounts

• Strong analytical skills and commercial acumen

About Bahlsen

Bahlsen are market leaders in cakes & biscuits in Germany and one of the leading manufacturers of sweet biscuits in Europe. They are a German independent, family owned business who celebrated 125 years of trading this year and are the largest family run biscuit enterprise in the world.

The company today produces its branded biscuits at 6 sites in Europe and exports to over 80 countries employing around 3,500 people worldwide. Bahlsen have been present in the UK for over 40 years, specialising in continental biscuits, they are most famous for Choco Leibniz biscuits. In the UK, Bahlsen have enjoyed a period of sustained growth over the past two years.

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

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