National Account Manager
- Employer
- DR Newitt
- Location
- Liverpool
- Salary
- c£35,000 + package
- Closing date
- 10 Sep 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 multi-site successful and innovative manufacturer of Ingredients. Due to expansion, they are looking for a National Account Manager to join their team.
This role is based in the North West, commutable from Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire.
The Role:
- To work with the Head of Sales in order to set and achieve customer sales budgets in line with company requirements.
- Regular contact with customer base to develop relationships and satisfaction.
- Work closely with NPD on generating new product ideas for designated customers.
- Regular review of customer sales versus budget with re-forecasting as required (as a minimum of every 3 months).
- Management of designated customer base.
- Provide NPD with a comprehensive product brief to generate a product in line with customer requirements.
- Keep up to date with customer activity in terms of product launches/improvements etc. and review these with the NPD/Sales team to drive improvements.
- Regular review of trends in the market with regards to NPD/ flavour trends and the types of products being launched in order to have a pro-active and knowledgeable approach to NPD with our customer base.
The Candidate:
- B2B sales experience
- Experience with Ingredients/Sauces/Ambient is desirable but not essential
- Food Technology or NPD background is ideal
- Good account management / new business development experience
- P&L experience
What's On Offer:
c£35,000 + Excellent Package
If you are interested in this position please feel free to contact Amy McLaughlin on amy@drnewitt.com or 0161 833 0181.
Company
D R Newitt are Food, Drink and FMCG recruitment specialists providing permanent and interim recruitment services:
We offer Headhunting, Search & Selection and Advertising services across the following disciplines:
• Sales
• Marketing and Category
• Executive
• Supply Chain / Buying
• Technical / Quality
• NPD / Process / Development Chefs
• Operations / Manufacturing
• Engineering
• HR and Finance
To enquire about a specific role or to have a confidential discussion about your career path, call or email us:
- Edinburgh Office 0131 226 5060
- Manchester Office 0161 833 0181
- Website
- http://www.drnewitt.com/
- Telephone
- 0131 226 5060
- Location
-
38 Melville Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 7HA
United Kingdom
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