National Account Director - Global FMCG Business
- Employer
- Vertical Advantage
- Location
- Surrey
- Salary
- £70000 - £80000 per annum + Large Car Allowance & Bonus Potential
- Closing date
- 27 Mar 2017
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying, National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
National Account Director - Grocery or Convenience
We are pleased to represent a category leading FMCG business on a search for 2 high performing account directors.
The positions will be either in the grocery or convenience sales teams, managing between 10 - 20 account managers on specific customers.
Candidates must have strong leadership and strategy experience from a large FMCG branded business.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a high performing customer team
- Understand the insight dynamics to develop customer strategies
- Develop and manage customer plans and JBP's in line with business objectives
- Develop and improve ways of working, championing sales across the business
- Support the account managers in developing strong relationships with the customers
- Understand the needs to the customers to aid brand management in developing a leading NPD pipeline
- Ensure full training and succession plans are in place for direct reports
These are high profile roles across the business. To ensure success, candidates must have a proven track record and experience in the following:
- Strong branded FMCG customer management experience at a strategic level
- Proven track record in leadership & management and team development
- Analytical and data analysis experience
- Strong negotiation and JBP implementation experience
- Be an excellent communicator with ability to bring teams together to achieve the common goal
This is a fantastic step up for an already proven leader who is looking to gain larger P&L and team management experience within a global business.
Company
Vertical Advantage have a rich history in sourcing within the FMCG and Grocery marketplace. We specialise in placing candidates in the mid to senior end of the market within Category Management, National Accounts, Marketing, Supply Chain and Logistics.
We guarantee comprehensive support and expert guidance through professional consultants with proven track records from industry. At Vertical Advantage we are proud of how accomplished our people are and how they have built exceptional networks over their time in the recruitment sector. It is these networks that will give you confidence to work with us.
Our first instinct is to search and this is ingrained in the fabric of our work. We leave no stone unturned to deliver exceptional people for exceptional businesses. Our way of operating suits today's working lifestyle where people are short on time and need to make hiring decisions based on seeing low numbers of high calibre candidates.
Vertical Advantage is a lean, flexible consultancy that works with our clients and candidates to find the right solutions for them.
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