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Senior National Account Manager - International

Employer
Nigel Wright Recruitment
Location
London
Salary
£50000 - £60000 Per Annum £50,000 - £60,000 plus benefits
Closing date
1 Jan 2019

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Other Job Function

Job Details

The Business

Nigel Wright is delighted to be partnering with one of the UK’s leading privately owned food businesses based in West London. The turnover of the group is now approximately £600m and has grown its turnover by over £100m in the last three years. My client is looking to add a passionate Senior National Account Manager to join their International and emerging markets team.





Key Responsibilities



• Have lead responsibility for key national customers; within Germany and or the UK this will may a Top 5 multiple retailer, or e-commerce, impulse or convenience depending on experience and fit.
• Be the main point of contact for these accounts, developing and maintaining effective relationships with the customer at all levels, specifically with the relevant Category Buyer and cross-functionally.
• The role of the National Account Manager includes, but is not limited to forecasting, price negotiation, full profit and loss (P&L) responsibility of key accounts, budgeting, category management, shopper marketing and logistics.
• This role will also typically involve elements of business development, whether opening new trading relations or gaining new listings, SKU`s, NPD within existing accounts, with the aim of maintaining or increasing profit margin, turnover, volume, distribution and market share





Person Specification



• Be of graduate calibre with branded FMCG experience;
• Must be a proficient German speaker
• Have proven sales experience - likely to currently be in a NAM role
• Possess a good understanding of the UK Grocery Trade.
• Excellent sales and negotiation skills;
• Have high attention to detail;
• An excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing;
• A good listener, able to respond to results and consumer research;
• Be able to build outstanding customer relationships and have impeccable `people skills`;





Company

Nigel Wright is a leading pan-European recruitment consultancy, with a specialist division dedicated to recruiting for the FMCG marketplace. We recruit for both manufacturing and sales and marketing positions, ranging from graduate to board level positions. Our consultants are experienced industry professionals, who have worked in manufacturing environments and commercial positions in the food and drink industry. This experience, coupled with our recruitment expertise ensures that we are well placed to offer candidates and clients insightful, relevant advice.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0191 222 0770 or 020 7405 3921
Location
Lloyds Court, 78 Grey Street, Newcastle
25 Southampton Buildings, London
Newcastle and London
NE1 6AF, WC2A 1AL
GB

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