Senior National Account Manager - Grocery / Health

About The Business: 

A highly profitable British SME who own fantastic & well recognised brands in the health and well-being category, turning over circa £75million. They've ambitious growth plans across the sales and marketing functions, targeting 75% UK and 100% revenue growth globally in the next 3-4 years. Obviously, this is where the need for you and more manpower comes in.

They have a superb senior team that have come from some of the best businesses in the industry to impart knowledge and action positive changes to the business, in line with their 4 year growth strategy. 

With UK based manufacturing, their ability to drive growth through innovation and rapid turnaround times on product, mean they are perfectly set up to better service the grocery and convenience multiples. The category they play in is in YOY growth of 10% and now is the time to make the most of it and add a senior head to their talented team. 

These guys are fast, hugely talented and have a real grown up culture. They empower people to make informed decisions and focus on long term strategy in order to continue their number one in category influence on their customers. 

For an SME they are brilliantly set up for progression and have a mature structure allowing for moves and hiring for at least 3 roles time. If you want fast paced, nimble and forward thinking then this is the business for you. 

About The Opportunity:

Senior National Account Manager - Grocery / Health

Outer London

• £55,000 - £65,000 Basic Salary
• Bonus
• Car Allowance
• Excellent Pension
• Private Healthcare

This Senior National Account Manager position will be their most strategic Grocery hire, playing a little in convenience, developing some of their large convenience multiples in Coop.  

They've made huge investment in category and shopper insight, allowing them to take the focus back to the consumer using added detail. This means they are more effective than their rivals, acting like a category captain to UK retail customers. 

Working alongside the General Manager and with daily Board level interaction, you'll manage the P&L and have the commercial acumen to challenge positively, with input into the 4 year plan to maximise the account's potential and business revenue performance. 

It's a family owned business and despite having some leading industry figures spearheading the new growth strategy, they are very keen on retaining the positive and family feel ethos. The team works hard but always make time for after work socialising if people can make it! 

About You: 

We're seeking a talented National Account Manager/Senior National Account Manager who's looking for the opportunity to progress quickly and take control of your career in a supportive and developmental business. Realistic opportunity to be Channel Head/Controller in 8-12 months across top 4 grocery. 

Essential Experience:

• Grocery National Account Management is vital.
• P&L exposure.
• JBP & promotional calendar full exposure.
• Experience of close collaboration with Category Management and Shopper Marketing Teams.
• Previous experience of building and maintaining strong internal relationships at senior level.
• Brand building and revenue growth examples.
• Strong sales track record.
• Not be afraid to push back internally and externally and bring your ideas to the table.
• A real hunter attitude to develop existing and forge new customer relationships. 

Nice to have's:

• Convenience & Discounter experience.
• Pharmacy & Personal Care experience.

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.