National Account Manager - Grocery
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Berkshire
- Salary
- £45000 - £50000 per annum + Car + bonus + benefits
- Closing date
- 21 Apr 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Customer Services, National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
National Account Manager looking after one of the grocers in food & drink category.
Full P&L and JBP responsibility with a strategic input into the channel development.
Client Details
My client is a much loved and globally recognised FMCG brand. They are renowned for being a dynamic business with a great culture. Offering career opportunities cross functionally as well as internationally they are an employer of choice for many.
Description
The exciting opportunity for a National Account Manager - Grocery, you will be responsible for managing one of the grocery retailers:
- Developing & negotiating JBP
- Negotiating pricing and promotional plans
- Monitoring competitor's activity and market trends
- Full P&L management
- Identifying growth opportunities and growing customer relationships.
Profile
For this role we are looking for a self-starter with strong commercial acumen who is able to build and develop relationships and manoeuvre negotiations to a win-win position.
You are able to think strategically outside the box, past just a one year JBP to really develop your category.
You have a category mindset able to cope with complexity and seasonality of the category.
You are strong team player and had experience of both convenience as well as grocery on one of the top 6.
Ideal location is Berkshire, as frequent travel to the office is required.
Job Offer
A competitive package based on experience, car or allowance, bonus, pension, healthcare, access to discount schemes & great training, development & career progression.
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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