Account Development Manager

Role                 Account Development Manager

Salary              Up to £34,000

Package          15% bonus and benefits package

Location         Various Locations UK

[Birmingham, Coventry, Sheffield, Leeds, Carlisle, Scotland, London, Exeter, Cardiff, Kent, Home Counties]

Role Summary

• Managing key accounts for a specified territory
• Identifying new business opportunities
• Regular reporting to the RSM and wider team

Company Overview

We are working alongside a premium drinks company that operate heavily across Europe. They are the owners of some of the UK’s most respected and prominent brands that have seen a significant increase in market share in the past decade.

The organisation is passionate about excellence and producing beers of quality. They are proud to boast the most effective brewing and distribution service in the industry which works in tandem with exemplary market research and brand development functions.

The company are well poised to add to their recent successes with a period of sustained growth and this position is a reflection of that.

Position Overview

The successful individual is responsible for managing the key accounts within the specified territory. This means that they maintain regular contact with the accounts and ensure that they are able to increase and develop where necessary.

The role will also be responsible for developing new business opportunities through excellent territory knowledge.

The role also involves several reporting and analysis functions – monitoring and delivering best practice across the company and producing regular reports for the relevant RSM.

The role works with the key brands so knowledge of the brand and the territory is essential to ensure success in line with the company’s agreed business plans.

Key Attributes

This company are passionate about their people. They take time to understand strengths and weaknesses to ensure the business can continue to grow year-on-year. The environment they have created is professional, built upon a network of trust, teamwork and business acumen.

Successful applicants must be able to show:

• Experience working for a major FMCG company or drinks specific company
• Previous achievement within an account management setting
• Previous achievement within a new business setting
• Understanding of a premium brand and what this entails from a sales perspective
• Core values that are synonymous with this company (teamwork, trust, innovation, focus)

Contact Details

Please send your CV or call Nick Priddle

nick@caselton-clark.co.uk

020 7559 6701

Caselton-Clark are Head Hunters specialising in FMCG Drinks from Graduate to Director Level. We work in the following sectors: On Trade, Off Trade, Sales, Business Development, Trade Marketing, Consumer Marketing, Regional Accounts (RAM, KAM), National Accounts (SNAM, NAM & NAE) and Director level positions. Based in central London we work globally. Please visit our website http://www.caselton-clark.co.uk/fmcg.html

To apply or learn more please send your CV to Nick Priddle at nick@caselton-clark.co.uk

Please note due to the expected high response we’ll only be able to respond short listed candidates