NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER – WHOLESALE / CASH & CARRY / UK DISCOUNTERS

National Account Manager – Wholesale / Cash & Carry / UK Discounters

£45,000, car allowance, bonus, pension and private health care   

Northamptonshire

The client we are working with is one of the UKs leading manufacturers of branded and own label ambient food products, with a turnover in excess of £180million. Due to continued year on year growth, they are now looking to recruit a National Account Manager to join their commercial team in the midlands.

As National Account Manager you will be responsible for managing the portfolios within the Wholesale / Cash & Carry and UK Discount sectors within the OOH channel. 

Key Accountabilities Include:

• Using your knowledge of the Wholesale / Cash & Carry and UK Discount sectors to maximise business opportunities within this customer base.
• Developing a detailed knowledge of the customers and their objectives to proactively develop the account portfolio to achieve or exceed the target levels for customer sales and margins.
• Reporting on monthly progress against the plan and to respond positively to customer demand / market changes that necessitate changes to the plan.
• Developing an annual sales and profit budget for channel / portfolio to input into total OOH budget and to prepare sales forecast figures.
• To review sales performance against plan monthly as a minimum and to create contingency plans to recover any deficit.

Requirements:

• This role requires a minimum of 2 years customer facing selling experience within the Wholesale / Cash & Carry channels. It is preferable that you have also worked with UK Discounters, however not essential. All candidates with food and or drink experience will be considered for this opportunity.

This is an exceptional opportunity for the motivated and experienced National Account Manager, who wishes to be part of a driven and forward thinking commercial team.

Please do not hesitate to apply if you feel you have the experience and background described.