National Account Manager
- Employer
- DR Newitt
- Location
- Homeworking
- Salary
- Up to £55k + bonus + car + private healthcare
- Closing date
- 7 Feb 2019
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Job Title:
National Account Manager – Health and Beauty
Accounts: ASDA, Tesco, Morrison’s, Savers, Home Bargains.
Location:
Middlesex
Introduction:
UK based National Account Manager to drive growth in the UK market, managing the above account base.
Driving sales, distribution and building business plans will be a key focus in this position. Analyzing IRI data on a monthly basis. The successful candidate should be results-driven, with an energy and flair for this industry. Core requirements should include: A background in account management/senior account support & working with consumer goods into UK retailers. Grocery experience would be a benefit as too with Discount retail. Understanding and managing your account P&Ls to maximize accounts profits.
Role and responsibilities:
The role would require min 2 days a week in our European head office based, outside of west London. Working closely with all internal departments to include Marketing, Operations & Demand Planning. This is a varied role with a typical week consisting of 2-3 days in the office, with the remainder of the week; visiting retailers, servicing accounts, store visits and working from home.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Drive sales to increase distribution, broaden assortment, and accelerate rate of sale within your account base.
- Identify new opportunities in the existing account portfolio.
- Conduct frequent retailer meetings to build and review day to day business and present NPD projects and seasonal updates.
- Continue to build the existing strong working relationships the business has with its retailers.
- Build basic business plans with the retailers.
- Analyze business performance to identify trends at the product/brand level and develop/execute strategies to enhance assortment performance.
- Develop account sales forecasts and collaborate with team on development of marketing plan for each brand.
- Accounts Demand planning/forecasting.
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- 2-3 Years in an Key / National Account Manager role.
- Experience in the H&B industry is preferable. Experience of working with Grocery & Discount Retail is an advantage.
- Strong analytical capabilities.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- High-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Full UK driving license and ability to travel to visit customers is essential
PACKAGE
- c. £50-55K basic salary.
- 20% bonus (to become part of the companies bonus scheme)
- Car Allowance £5K
- Private Medical Insurance (After 6 months)
- Company pension
- 22 Days Holiday
- Laptop / Mobile
Contact Details:
If you are interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to gary.laverty@drnewitt.com or contact Gary Laverty on 0161 833 0181. Looking to interview asap!!
Gary Laverty / Senior Consultant
gary.laverty@drnewitt.com
+44 (0) 161 833 0181
Reference Number:
GL40166
Keywords:
Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Senior Account Manager, Sales Executive, Senior Sales Executive, FMCG, FMCG, BDM, Business Development Manager, Cosmetics, Fragrance
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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