Senior National Account Manager – Grocery

Job Type: Senior National Account Manager – Grocery

Salary: £60,000-£70,000 DOE

Location: London

Sector/Industry: FMCG

The Advocate Group are looking to appoint a Grocery Senior National Account Manager for a fun, dynamic, growing drinks business.

As a SNAM you will be responsible developing National business and growing all of their most important customers to accelerate the growth of the business. You will have full P&L responsibility, input into the commercial and NPD strategy, and will own the relationship with these customers.

You will be joining a business where the sky genuinely is the limit and therefore offers learning and a huge opportunity for you to grow and develop, surrounded by a smart, modest and agile team.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of the company’s sales and profit targets for UK Grocery accounts
• Full P&L accountability and budget management
• Ensure a strong working relationship within a relatively small and inclusive team
• You will shape the Grocery Strategy, develop relationships with the Major Multiples
• Deliver a brilliant category driving JBP
• Key will be feeding back grocery insights to the business and deliver the performance course-correcting plans
• You will own the grocery demand forecast for your accounts, working collaboratively with supply to ensure availability
• Manage your grocery admin!

Person

• You will have delivered within a commercial, branded FMCG company
• Responsible for one of the big four grocers in the past where you have solely managed a whole JBP cycle, with full P&L responsibility
• Brilliant interpersonal and influencing skills
• Results orientated, think commercially
• You will be a naturally great sales-person and strong brand ambassador
• Ambitious and curious individual
• You like being pushed and stretched to the best of your ability
• You will have a passion for working within a small, fast paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Own your business/accounts

• Able to come in and learn the business inside out at speed
• Responsible to deliver key priorities so that the whole team hits budget 
• Work collaboratively and build winning plans with their trade partners

To apply, please send a copy of your CV to candice.shaw@advocate-group.co.uk, alternatively, submit your application via the link.

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