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Senior National Account Manager

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Bath
Salary
£60000 - £70000 per annum, Benefits: Plus benefits
Closing date
23 Mar 2018

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
National Accounts
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Job Details

Job Type: Senior National Account Manager
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 + Benefits  
Location: South West
Sector/Industry: FMCG
Job Reference: VAC-24005
 
Introduction:
Are you interested in being part of a creative and fantastic FMCG organisation who offer a clear career development path and the opportunity to be part of a progressive, growing and ambitious business?  If you’re currently operating at a National Account Manager position with an appetite for more responsibility within a truly incredibly business, please read on!
The Company:
The business is a well-known FMCG player who have a global operation and ambitious growth plans.  Operating across branded products, the business produce quality products and have a strong and renowned heritage.  This business operates at pace, to extremely high standards and offer a significant amount of personal development opportunities.  The offering they present is truly fantastic and in conjunction with the business culture, makes for a superb opportunity!
Primary responsibilities:
  • Responsibility of all account management tasks for Tesco and Waitrose.
  • Create, implement, review and revise detailed JBP which will drive the achievement of the account full year sales and volume budgets.
  • Responsible for all elements of the process including developing existing listings, generating new business, managing product launches and implementing promotional activities to deliver the sales and volume budget.
  • Develop customer relationships and raise awareness of the Organisation and brand portfolio via ongoing professional conduct and achievement of an appropriate entertainment plan.
  • Pro-actively identify problems and implement solutions.
  • Proactive approach to identify new business opportunities and to take responsibility to drive them through the business.
 
The candidate will have:
  • Extensive account management experience within the FMCG market
  • Excelled throughout their career
  • Preferably come from a Blue Chip graduate programme
  • Strong interpersonal skills capable of dealing at multiple levels within an account.
  • Ability to recognize opportunities and to translate them into a business plan that can be moved forward by the company.
  • Strong negotiation skills.
  • Graduate calibre and UK Driving License
  • Red brick university graduate
 
To apply directly please send a copy of your CV and cover letter through to sabrina.m.a4lkbc5j7aac@advocate-group.aptrack.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.
Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.
Please note The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency & business.
 

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
 Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB
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