National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Yorkshire, Halifax
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 8 Jun 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts
Job Details
National Account Manager to manage and grow my client's relationship with Sainsburys, Waitrose and Ocado.
Client Details
My client is a leading food manufacturer in the FMCG sector and known for our well-loved iconic food brands with strong UK heritage.
My client is a Global FMCG business who can offer a fantiastic and rewarding career and development.
Description
Reporting directly to the Sales Director you will be responsible for managing our client's relationship with Sainsburys, Waitrose and Ocado.
The successful candidate will be able to work cross functionally across sales, marketing, finance and supply chain to developing joint business plans with the customers to enhance our client's mutual business and grow sales.
Your key responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver an annual strategic account/channel plan that reflects the customer and category and brand objectives
- Manage the account with full P & L responsibility
- To plan and implement promotional plans
- Develop an account branded programme in line with the account plan
- Manage trading terms agreements
Profile
You will need to have a background in FMCG and ideally have managed a Top Four grocery Multiple.
My client will also consider candidates from a convenience/wholesale background who are ready to take the next step.
You must be commutable to the head office in Yorkshire.
Job Offer
Competetive Basic plus package.
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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