National Account Manager (Managing a Food Wholesaler) - Fruit Based Products

National Account Manager (managing a Food Wholesaler) – Chilled & Frozen Fruit based Products
C£45-48,000 Basic, Car Allowance, Discretionary Bonus, Benefits
Our Client is an expanding supplier of a range of Fruit based products.
They are looking for a NAM to be dedicated to managing a major Food Wholesale account. This account is a specialist food distributor to the major retailers such as Asda, Morrison’s, Coop, M & S etc. and they are a major customer of our Client. 
This is what Our Client is looking for;
Someone who can really support and work with this specialist and key Food Wholesale account.
Our Client will look at people who have sold into the food wholesale channel only ( typically the likes of Bidfood, Brakes and other large wholesalers ), however they would very much prefer it if candidates had also got customer facing experience to the major food retailers. This is because as the role develops, the person will probably become part of the sales team at the Wholesale account they are going to be dedicated to managing and will get involved in joint calling and generally supporting the retailers that this Wholesaler supply. Somebody with experience of both channels would be the ideal ( but not essential, and they pretty much accept this is a big ask ). Their preference would be somebody who has sold into the major retailers and who can use that retailer expertise in support of this Wholesale account.
Candidates can be from any food category although they have a slight preference for candidates from a frozen background.
The Wholesaler the jobholder will be managing only sell Retailer’s Own Label product, and they do lots of NPD, so it’s pretty much essential that candidates are from an Own Label background, with good exposure to, and a good understanding of how to take a brief from a buyer, and then manage the NPD project from inception to samples to on the shelf.
Remuneration – circa £45k basic. Might go to £48k at a push. Discretionary bonus, and car allowance
Location – The ideal location would be either Norfolk or Suffolk so Norfolk or Suffolk would be the first choice
Second choice would be West Yorkshire ( with easy access to the Wholesale account and Asda and Morrison’s ).
Third choice would be anywhere east of the M1 from Leeds down to Northampton.
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