The Role:

We are looking for an ambitious National Account Executive looking for a step up to support a Business Unit Manager in day to day implementation of the management of our J. Sainsbury account. You will have the opportunity to receive full P&L responsibility on J. Sainsbury Savory & Seasonal business. You will have regular external customer facing exposure with J. Sainsbury.

You will have broad internal cross functional interface, including Category, Marketing, Finance, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain and Customer Services.

Typical day:

• Accurately document and control key account communication - pricing, promotions, forecast, range, co-ordination of category work where applicable and take ownership of key administration requirements (e.g new line forms, promotion proposal forms).
• Credit control / management of invoicing.
• Weekly / Monthly Forecasting (planning, reviewing and inputting) through data analysis.
• Promotional planning & evaluation.
• Analysis of Epos data with proposed actions.
• Assisting the Business Unit Manager with analysing & reporting weekly and monthly performance.
• Liaise with cross functional contacts to ensure deadlines are adhered to.
• Take ownership of designated customer facing key projects.

About You:

The ideal candidate will:

• Be of Graduate Calibre or equivalent experience
• Have proven experience in either an Account Executive or similar role in Mults or C&I.
• Have experience of working in the FMCG sector (advantageous).
• Have experience of cross functional team working
• Possess strong time management skills
• Possess strong planning and organisation skills (Essential)
• Possess strong Numerical / Mathematical Skills (Essential)
• Possess strong MS Excel / Powerpoint skill (Essential)
• Problem solving and analysis
• Be able to self-motivate, possess commercial awareness, resilience, flexibility, proactivity and be results driven.

Why Burton’s Biscuit Company

Ask anyone here at Burton’s Biscuit Company what we’re most passionate about and you’ll get the same answer from everyone - the baking of quality biscuits for the whole family to enjoy. To us, a 'treat’ is nothing less than a deliciously tasty biscuit that will delight our customers every time and ensure they come back for more.

Our forward-thinking strategy historically led to some impressive results with Burton’s Biscuit Company transforming its portfolio shape and profitability since 2009. We hope to accelerate our portfolio transformation and growth further by expanding into adjacent categories, new geographic territories and through synergistic bolt-on mergers and acquisitions.

We offer fantastic company benefits, an environment that you will enjoy to work in and genuine development and progression opportunities.

Does this sound like the role for you? Apply by clicking the link.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to notify unsuccessful applicants. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been short listed for an interview.