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National Account Manager

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Bournemouth, Dorset
Salary
£40,000 - £45,000
Closing date
7 Mar 2019

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
National Accounts, Sales

Job Details

Job Type: National Account Manager

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Location: Bournemouth

Sector/Industry: FMCG (Drinks)

Job Reference: VAC-24733

Are you a hardworking, creative guru, with a go-getter personality?

The Advocate Group are looking to appoint a National Account Manager at a young and ambitious drinks company. They are a passionate, fun-loving brand nestled on the Southern coast near Bournemouth.

The brand has seen exponential growth and has aspirations to become the best in their category. This is a really exciting opportunity to be a part of a rapidly growing brand and manage all their top Grocery accounts, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s and Waitrose.

If you are a hardworking, creative guru with a go-getter personality and an ambitious drive to succeed within the FMCG market, please read on…

Responsibilities

Account Management

  • Deliver annual sales and profit budget across the Grocery channel
  • Day to day management of accounts and maintenance
  • Ownership and the delivery of your customer KPIs: net profit, service levels, turnover, gross profit
  • Full JBP negotiation
  • Accurate volume forecasting through monthly demand plan reviews
  • Lead a sales agenda within the NPD team
  • This role reports into the Head of Sales

The Candidate

  • Sense of fun and willingness to get involved!
  • 3-5 years’ experience within FMCG with proven track record of success
  • Experience of writing and delivering on JBP’s with the big retailers
  • Exemplary communication skills
  • Strong experience in negotiation with examples of success
  • Organisational skills need to be impeccable
  • Experience of using data to enhance our sales position

To apply directly please send a copy of your CV and cover letter through to fiona.prescott@advocate-group.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.

At The Advocate Group, our core values have been built around the importance of transparency, innovation, passion and collaboration. As such, we are committed to open communication and the protection of your privacy. We have updated our policies in line with new General Data Protection Regulation laws to make it easier for you to understand how we collect, store and handle your data – These can be viewed on our website via our privacy policy.

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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