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National Account Manager – Grocery Multiples

Employer
SmithCarey Recruitment
Location
South West/Bristol/M5 region
Salary
£attractive plus car & benefits
Closing date
31 Jul 2019

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

Job Details

National Account Manager – Grocery Multiples
£attractive plus car & benefits
Based South West/Bristol 

An opportunity to join a fantastic FMCG business with a great range of brands/products in a hugely supportive culture with future development prospects.

The company  

Our client is a c. £300m household-name chilled foods company and a leading player in its category, supplying both brand and own-label products to the Grocery Multiples, Convenience and Foodservice trade channels. Product quality, innovation, NPD and creative marketing are the cornerstones of this well established business, together with a friendly, supportive and empowering business culture.

The role  

We are now looking for a National Account Manager to manage a small portfolio of Top 4 grocery multiple customers. Reporting to the Sales Controller, your remit will be varied and you’ll be involved in all commercial aspects of growing and developing both a branded and own label product portfolio, including terms negotiation, joint business planning, category development and a strong and continuous NPD/innovation programme. The company will provide all of the training and development required to be able to step up into a bigger role in due course. 

About you

Of graduate calibre, the ideal candidate will have previous FMCG sales experience in a recognised food or drink company. You will have some previous grocery multiples account management experience. Some private label experience is desirable.

This role requires a highly-motivated, self-starter with good communication and interpersonal skills, strong project management skills and a desire to achieve both commercial and personal success. If you would like to work with some great products in a strong and growing business and are ultimately seeking a long term career in National Account Management then this could be the job for you!  

Based in the South West/Bristol/M5 region,you will be required to attend the company’s head office on a regular basis.

Please apply below or email Maria at mariam@smithcarey.co.uk quoting MM/2070, including full details of your current benefits package details. Alternatively, please call Maria Murphy for an initial confidential discussion on 0774 518 4922.

Closing date for applications: 31st July 2019
 

Company

As specialists in Sales & Marketing Recruitment and Training, SmithCarey Ltd have extensive knowledge and experience of the FMCG market and all trade channels from the recruitment and corporate perspective, which together with face-to-face contact ensures that we understand both our clients and candidates needs. We are fully committed to building long-term client and candidate relationships based on trust and results, which ensures candidates can effectively manage their ‘career road map’ and get the right job, not just any job, as well as ensuring our clients select the best talent.

We are passionate and committed to helping ambitious, commercial talent achieve their potential in some of food and drink’s most progressive and respected companies.

Our services at SmithCarey embrace retained recruitment consultancy, interim management and training, with our FMCG clients ranging from major bluechips to medium and small companies across food, drink and non-food, branded and own label.

Spanning both the corporate and the recruitment viewpoint, our Consultants have an outstanding track record of knowledge and experience in the FMCG market – specifically Sales & Marketing, including; National Account Management, Category Management, Customer Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Field Sales, International Sales Management and Brand Marketing.

We take our relationship with you, the candidate - and you, the client - very seriously. What you can expect from us is honest advice and real assistance at an individual level. We understand your concerns, we can get on your wavelength, and we can produce the results you want – be it a major career move to steer you in the right direction with your future ‘career road map’ or simply some welcome guidance and support.

The SmithCarey team are passionate in their belief that companies who want to attract top talent need to invest and take a more proactive approach, even before vacancies arise, by creating an employer branding talent attraction strategy. We have invested heavily in both resource and new technology to embrace the LinkedIn/Facebook generation, through social networking tools and other media.

Everything we do is done with passion, professionalism and integrity. We operate with strict confidentiality and never send out CVs without prior consent, recommend candidates without thorough screening or market false positions to attract response.

Our message to people who have the drive and energy to be a success is to come and talk to us. We can help by advising you what’s out there, provide support with your ‘career roadmap’ for how you might progress, together with advice on how to make it happen and, who knows, we might have the perfect position for you right now!

Take a look at our current opportunities; then email with a covering letter, stating your current remuneration package and a copy of your CV to one of our Consultants.

For Recruitment:

Mark Smith - mark@smithcarey.co.uk - mobile 07747 847214

Maria Murphy – mariam@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07745 184922

For Training:

Paul Carey - paul@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07786 745165

Or for any other general enquiries call 01488 649360 or email: directors@smithcarey.co.uk or visit our website www.smithcarey.co.uk

We look forward to helping you manage your future ‘career road map’ and assisting you in building a successful Sales or Marketing career in the exciting world of FMCG.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01488 649 360
Location
SmithCarey Limited
PO Box 735
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 9PH
United Kingdom

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