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National Account Manager

Employer
Better Placed Recruitment
Location
England, South Yorkshire, Sheffield
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
17 Feb 2017

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
National Accounts, Sales

Job Details



If you are an experienced National Account Manager looking for a move to a growing company where you can influence growth and change then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Due to business growth, this successful company seeks a National Account Manager to source and develop sales activities throughout with UK. The company supplies a range of branded home, garden, gift & festive products to multiple and independent retailers & garden centres, throughout the UK and therefore the successful candidate will have proven sales experience in a similar industry.

Reporting to the Sales & Operations Manager, you will be responsible for developing and guiding the implementation of the sales business plan, achieving account profitability and sales targets. You will act as the main contact for customers and will be responsible for increasing the distribution of key brand items.

Key responsibilities include:
* Developing account strategies in accordance with overall channel strategy
* Developing account goals and business plan with customers
* Conducting regular reviews of business performance, promotion strategies and planograms
* Creating specific promotional sales opportunities to grow the accounts
* Forecasting, budget and track account revenues and cost

For this role, it is essential that you have previous sales and marketing experience, have managed national key accounts and have been successfully employed in your current sales role for at least 2 years. You will have demonstrated skills in achieving sales, profitability and budget goals.

Due to the nature of the role, you must have a full UK driving licence. A range of benefits are included, plus an expensed company car (2016 BMW 3 series).

The position is office based and you must be within commuting distance of Sheffield.

Company

With an enviable client list of blue chip FMCG businesses, Better Placed focuses on the recruitment of Sales and Marketing professionals across the UK. Working from offices in Leeds and Manchester, our team of highly experienced Consultants have built relationships with a wide range of companies in the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands as well as elsewhere in the UK.

In many cases we are preferred supplier to these businesses operating on an exclusive basis. We operate at all levels from graduate through to Director and our team are widely acknowledged as specialists in their chosen vertical markets.At Better Placed we focus on our candidates as much as our clients and we understand that failure to do so will slow the rapid growth that we have seen since our inception in 2002. Our track record of maintaining long term relationships with both candidates and clients is testament to how seriously we take this and is a fundamental part of what we stand for.

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