Junior National Account Manager - Exciting Consumer Product Business

About The Business:

You’ll be joining a highly ambitious consumer product business going on a transformation journey.  

These guys have awesome products with masses of SKUS & premium brands. The transformation comes as a result of massive investment and striving for results to turn a £70 million turnover business to £150million+ in 4 years. 

It’s your chance to work alongside CEO & Group Sales Director, creating a new culture at this important team building stage or their growth. The new senior leadership team is fantastic and they want brilliant people like you to join them on this journey 

You’re a Junior National Account Manager responsible for some of the most high-profile accounts in the biz! 

• National Account Responsibility 
• Ownership mentality with strong influencing skills 
• Ability to work in a small team and lead and inspire others around you 
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with no red tape 
• Strive to get stuff done and get on with the job 
• Able to work in a “hands off” management environment. 
• Possess a creativity in the way you approach challenges. You love ideas! 
• Can work at pace, take ownership and generally get things done! 
• You're passionate for yourself, your career and the success of those around you 
• You're commercially minded, you know your numbers and everything that impacts them. 
• If you think this could be you then we want to talk to you. 

You have plenty of options to progress to Senior NAM too, just go and ask them for yourself. These guys want people to join them on this journey and really get stuck into this amazing opportunity. 

This type of business does not come around often, this is a chance to really make a name for yourself & create a legacy.  

About The Opportunity:

Junior National Account Manager – Exciting Growing Consumer Product Business

East Anglia / Peterborough / Cambridge

• £40,000 - £50,000 Basic Salary
• 30% Bonus
• Car Allowance
• Pension

You have the chance to grasp an excellent opportunity that has arisen as a result of another promotion for you to be a National Account Executive in the grocery channel within the nation’s only growing confectionary company. 

This role is viewed as one of the most visible in the business at this level, working with one of the top 4 grocery accounts with an NSV of over £50m.  The role is highly commercial and you will spend time with your internal stakeholders working on strategy as well as time with your account and responsibility of c£7million P&L.  

Your responsibilities will include;

• Supporting the delivery of JBPs, ensuring the business develops and maintains profitable business, promotions and other activities
• Work collaboratively with the demand planning team to deliver service level targets through better forecasting
• P&L management
• Analysis market data, EPOS and other information
• Ensure all pricing and promotional information is accurate
• Work cross functionally with the NPD, Category, Technical and Operations team

About You:

Your ambition is key here as these guys recruit for at least 2 promotions within their business.  Just being able to do the job is not what they want and it shouldn’t be what you want either.  You’ll need to be able to show you are a future leader, high potential and someone who will raise the bar.  

• Previous experience 2-3 years FMCG
• Top 6 grocery account management experience.
• JBP input
• P&L exposure
• Strong relationship builder both internally and externally.
• Good grounding in category data.
• Strong FMCG bluechip training background.

You need to want to feel part of the team, as I eluded too earlier, the culture of this family business is very inclusive. Getting involved in the extra curricular fun while doing a serious job is key.

You will not be disappointed by what’s on offer so if you are the right person for this role, please get in touch for a confidential chat.

About Us:

Meet PIE. We like to do things differently.

Exceptional sales & marketing recruitment across Consumer, FMCG, Automotive & Business to Business.

Together, we've a lot of strong, traditional, sales and marketing recruitment experience but with a modern, socially led approach to recruiting. We will work with you through your journey to that next position and beyond, offering insight into organisations and into every step of the recruitment process.

Whether you’re actively seeking a position or just want to stay abreast of the latest opportunities in the market then speak to one of our experienced consultants on 01494 590404 – we look forward to being in touch.