National Account Manager - Convenience
- Employer
- DR Newitt
- Location
- Home based, commutable to West Midlands
- Salary
- c£50,000 + Package
- Closing date
- 12 Mar 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
Are you an experienced National Account Manager within the convenience channel supplying the likes of Spar, Nisa, One Stop, McColls, and are ready for a new challenge within a consistently growing and forward thinking branded FMCG company? This multi-national client has seen great growth throughout 2017 and are now looking for a strong commercial person to drive the brand even further forward.
The Role:
- Lead the development Convenience strategy
- Deliver the Convenience strategy within the defined account portfolio
- Deliver value & volume growth by building sales & marketing initiatives
- Develop customer specific objectives which deliver the objectives agreed in the overall business strategy.
- Maximise account profitability through sales of the brand
- Execute, monitor and evaluate the performance of the brand including NPD, sales activities and SKU changes
- Maintain an accurate and rolling forecast in partnership with customers to meet and exceed agreed service levels
- Prepare and deliver customer specific account business plans
- Engage all levels of the account portfolio inclusive of buying, finance, supply chain and operations teams
The Candidate:
- Excellent selling / Negotiating skills
- ‘Hunter’ skills for new business opportunities
- Endeavours to influence events and questions the established methods where appropriate
- Can master a brief rapidly
- Able to express ideas clearly and convincingly
- Creates good first impression whilst inspiring confidence and commitment in others
- Computer literate with demonstrable knowledge of Word, Excel , e-mail, and PowerPoint
What's On Offer:
Circa £50,000 + great package
If you are interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to alex@drnewitt.com or contact Alex Tye on 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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