National Accounts Manager
- Employer
- Ashwood Executive Search International
- Location
- Home-based with access to South East
- Salary
- £Highly attractive + 20% bonus + car (or allowance) + benefits
- Closing date
- 7 Aug 2014
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Customer Services, Finance, Marketing, National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
One of Britain's largest food producers is seeking an exceptional individual to assume the role of National Accounts Manager.
Reporting to a Business Account Manager, you will support their UK Wholesale/Cash & Carry business. Accordingly, you’ll need excellent commercial awareness and impeccable fact based selling skills.
As National Accounts Manager you will:
- Deliver budget numbers through great customer service, increased range, great in-store execution, the right promotion plan and periodic reviews
- Negotiate and agree a Sales Plan (range & promotions) with the customer that delivers internal & external objectives.
- Drive the accuracy and delivery of monthly sales forecasts in collaboration with supply chain, factory forecasting and finance
- Negotiate and deliver promotional programmes and ensure promotions are communicated, forecasted, delivered and evaluated in a timely manner
- Work with colleagues to close distribution gaps and deliver New Product Launch plans (distribution, display, turnover targets)
- Manage internal systems to plan & measure financials – TAAMs, TAAFs, Cognos.
You will be a creative thinker and team player who is used to embarking on winning relationships. As well as strong interpersonal and communication skills, you are comfortable working cross functionally at all levels and, ideally, have sales experience gained within the food industry.
This is an exciting opportunity for a personable and professional individual to deliver results in a highly competitive marketplace.
To apply, please email your CV to our consultants at Ashwood Associates quoting reference number 2110.
Company
At Ashwood Executive Search International we specialise in recruiting globally, from middle management positions to £six-figure executive assignments. Working primarily with FMCG organisations our clients range from high profile blue-chip companies to smaller niche and developing businesses. Our aim is to be viewed by clients as a world-class provider of the most talented people, while providing candidates with the very best advice, mentoring and coaching services to further their careers.
We have established an outstanding track-record providing Sales, Marketing, Category, Consumer Innovation, Technical, Manufacturing, HR and Supply Chain professionals. With a reputation for achieving excellent results, both for our clients and candidates, we strongly believe we can help you with your requirements. If you are a candidate this means we will work with you to find the ideal role to match your talents and aspirations. If you are a business it means we will apply our expertise and knowledge to source the most talented and culturally relevant people for your organisation.
Ashwood continues to grow and develop as we apply our unique methods and style of resourcing. With UK teams in Bracknell and London and operations in New York and Johannesburg, we provide clients with extensive worldwide coverage that is designed to deliver the top talent for their business.
Charity Partnership - Ashwood Executive Search International and Farm Africa
Ashwood Executive Search International are pleased to announce that we will be extending our support of the charity Farm Africa for another year.
Our world is one of global connections and as a key player in the food industry, Ashwood is determined to play our part in ending one of the biggest challenges facing the world today; hunger. We are outraged that 1 in 8 people go to bed hungry every night and are determined to help create a different future for these 1 billion people.
- Website
- http://www.ashwood.co.uk/
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 1344 206262
- Location
-
Index House
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7ET
GB
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