National Account Manager
- Employer
- Better Placed Recruitment
- Location
- England, North West England
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum + Car + Bonus + Pension + Healthcare
- Closing date
- 18 Apr 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
Our client is a well-recognised food business with a successful portfolio of household name brands supplied to all major UK retail and convenience customers. As a result of exciting NPD, the company is experiencing large growth plans and needs an motivated National Account Manager to take full p&l responsibility for a top 4 grocery account.
Key responsibilities:
- Full P&L responsibility for account
- Development of a clear strategy and action plan to grow sales for account
- Negotiate and manage JBP
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers
- Grow distribution and brand presence across your customer portfolio
- Review ranges and suggest NPD
- Manage pricing and promotional activity with customers
- Accurate forecasting of product volumes to support sales
- Identify and exploit new business opportunities
- Lead all contact with customer and attend regular face-to-face meetings
- Communicate cross-functionally with other internal divisions
The ideal candidate will be of graduate calibre with at least 1-4 years in a FMCG environment. You will have a strong commercial awareness, a 'can do' attitude and have a proven track record of delivering results. Experience with top 4 grocery multiples would be advantageous however other channel experience will be considered. This is an integral role for the business therefore you will posses exceptional communication and negotiation skills. A strong passion for FMCG brands is essential.
This could also be exceptional opportunity for a National Account Executive or a National Account Manager who is looking for the next step-up in their career.
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.
- Website
- http://www.betterplaced.com/
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