National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Bristol
- Salary
- £45000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Car + Benefits
- Closing date
- 6 Jun 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
An exciting opportunity has arisen with a fast-growth, well-known gifting organisation for a National Account Manager to manage and develop the Boots and Clintons accounts, exceeding sales and margin targets, adding value to the customers and delivering on brand strategy.
Client Details
Our client is a well-known, and fast-growth gifting organisation based in Bristol.
Description
The National Account Manager will be responsible for managing and developing the Boots and Clintons relationships, developing all aspects of the customer relationship from identification of new opportunities for growth through to category management of existing listings. The successful candidate will maintain full P&L responsibility for these accounts, driving growth and accurately forecasting volumes and margins.
The National Account Manager will be responsible for Customer Journey Planning, and it will be necessary to initiate a regular face to face contact strategy to develop and maintain the value-add approach required. The National Account Manager will create Joint Business Plans to ensure proactive management of revenue and margin gaps versus plan and forecast.
It will be the National Account Manager's responsibility to proactively create 12 month promotional plans in line with account strategy, and engaging all stakeholders, both internal and external. It will be essential to work effectively with internal stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to manage product ranges through the full planning cycle, and to champion the product internally.
This role is field based, reporting to the Bristol Head Office.
Profile
The successful candidate will:
- Have a proven FMCG/Consumer Sales track record
- Be a proven National Account Manager
- Ideally have sold into Boots and/or Clintons
- Account manager category management experience
- Have a proven track record in delivering JBPs
- Have held account P&L responsibility
- Be an excellent stakeholder manager
- Be a self starter
- Have a strong eye for detail
- Have a passion for home decorations and interiors
Job Offer
£45,000 - £50,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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