National Account Manager – ASDA
- Employer
- Ashwood Executive Search International
- Location
- Home based ( Ideally North or South East )
- Salary
- £40,000 - £55,000 + bonus + car + private health + benefits
- Closing date
- 10 Aug 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management, National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
One of Britain's largest branded food producers is seeking a dynamic, engaging and influential National Account Manager to manage and drive changes to one of its largest accounts.
Reporting to the Senior National Account Manager and working closely alongside them, you'll move the relationship with the account forward from tactical to long-term strategic engagement, in order to deliver outperformance on outputs.
The role provides ample opportunity for an ambitious individual to impress as you negotiate and agree category joint business plans with the customers in question, and deal with the accounts' day-to-day management - including forecasting, reporting, promotional and ledger management, customer interaction and activation.
Key responsibilities
- Maintaining and updating account plans to deliver corporate objectives.
- Creating a robust process of evaluation for investment.
- Interrogating and analysing shopper behaviour, particularly online.
- Planning and implementing annual plans, and engaging teams internally and externally.
- Taking financial responsibility for delivering the agreed account plans in terms of profit & loss and planning scenarios.
What our client is looking for
You will have a strong analytical skills, with 2-3 years plus sales or category management experience working for a well known branded FMCG business.
You'll be someone with a strong desire for learning, formidable presentation skills and the presence and confidence to deliver messages coherently. You'll have plenty of personal drive and planning experience, and will be able to work quickly and deliver in a pressurised environment.
Interested? Then email your CV to our consultants at Ashwood Executive Search International, quoting reference number 2496
Company
At Ashwood Executive Search International we specialise in recruiting globally, from middle management positions to £six-figure executive assignments. Working primarily with FMCG organisations our clients range from high profile blue-chip companies to smaller niche and developing businesses. Our aim is to be viewed by clients as a world-class provider of the most talented people, while providing candidates with the very best advice, mentoring and coaching services to further their careers.
We have established an outstanding track-record providing Sales, Marketing, Category, Consumer Innovation, Technical, Manufacturing, HR and Supply Chain professionals. With a reputation for achieving excellent results, both for our clients and candidates, we strongly believe we can help you with your requirements. If you are a candidate this means we will work with you to find the ideal role to match your talents and aspirations. If you are a business it means we will apply our expertise and knowledge to source the most talented and culturally relevant people for your organisation.
Ashwood continues to grow and develop as we apply our unique methods and style of resourcing. With UK teams in Bracknell and London and operations in New York and Johannesburg, we provide clients with extensive worldwide coverage that is designed to deliver the top talent for their business.
Charity Partnership - Ashwood Executive Search International and Farm Africa
Ashwood Executive Search International are pleased to announce that we will be extending our support of the charity Farm Africa for another year.
Our world is one of global connections and as a key player in the food industry, Ashwood is determined to play our part in ending one of the biggest challenges facing the world today; hunger. We are outraged that 1 in 8 people go to bed hungry every night and are determined to help create a different future for these 1 billion people.
- Website
- http://www.ashwood.co.uk/
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 1344 206262
- Location
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Index House
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7ET
GB
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