National Account Manager - Food Service sector
- Employer
- Empty Box Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- Surrey
- Salary
- c £45k, bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, pension
- Closing date
- 25 Sep 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
National Account Manager – Foodservice
Location: South-East
Package: c £45k, bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, pension
An exciting opportunity has arisen with our blue-chip, $multi-billion, international food manufacturing client who is looking to recruit a National Account Manager to focus on building business within new & existing customers in the Foodservice End User sector. This will be a stimulating and challenging role, as it will manage a range of large national customers, covering NPD, promotional activity, annual negotiations, category management and full profit & loss responsibility.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reporting into the Head of Sales, take full Profit and Loss responsibility for performance across the sector working with major restaurant & pub groups, hotel chains etc.
- Develop and agree Joint Business Plans with customers, drive activity and monitor performance on an on-going basis
- Work closely with internal teams in Marketing, Category Management, Supply Chain, Finance and Sales to agree and implement account strategies
- Prepare and deliver an annual sales plan for a portfolio of LML Brands within customer portfolio
- Prepare annual sales plans for key end users, define key targets and core range for each sector
- Develop and recommend account tactics to maximize the sales and net profit from the accounts under management
- Implement an agreed promotional plan within defined investment budgets & evaluate promotional effectiveness to ensure the most efficient use of promotional expenditure
- Develop category review presentations to support the achievement of the Sales budget
Key Requirements:
Experience of FMCG sales into Foodservice sector including End User accounts & Wholesalers- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills are essential, coupled with strong attention to detail and highly developed planning & organising skills
- High level of numeracy
- Strong account management & business development skills
As a large international business, the opportunities for career progression are excellent.
Company
- Website
- http://www.emptyboxltd.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01226 770996
- Location
-
Barnsley Business Innovation Centre Ltd
Innovation Way
Wilthorpe
Barnsley
S75 1JL
GB
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