Key Account Manager
- Employer
- Vertical Advantage
- Location
- South East England
- Salary
- £31000 - £33000 per annum, Benefits: Car Allowance, Bonus, Pension, Flexi Time and more
- Closing date
- 10 Dec 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
How much do you enjoy negotiating and influencing?
Have you been thinking about the next step in your career?
For the role you would need to be:
- An analytical and commercial mindset
- Excellent with your interpersonal skills and a presence in the office
- Degree educated or equivalen
- Well versed in sales and negotiation with an ability to show successes in your current role
- A team player and fully transparent
Your New Company
An internationally recognised FMCG food business that boasts numerous awards which reflects the quality of their products.
Culture is extremely important within the business. Open planned office breeds collaboration and increased learning and interaction. Being very proud of their succession plans which have seen employees work their way through the ranks as they excel.
What Success Looks Like:
As the foodservice industry continues to grow, the business is now looking to add a Key Account Manager to their sales team, to essentially grow the accounts and further develop an already thriving channel.
Preparing and then delivering your figures for the annual plans which would include customer that are direct or indirect. Out of the box thinking is welcome in order to maximise sales.
Reporting to the Foodservice and Out of Home Manager who looks at those with drive, ambition and enthusiasm to merge positively within the vibrant team. Bringing in your negotiation and sales skills to positively influence in line with the company process and ethos.
About Vertical Advantage
We are the only specialist recruiter in the consumer marketplace that work in niches across Sales, Marketing, Digital, E-Commerce, Supply Chain, Logistics and Procurement giving us far greater reach than our competitors.
Vertical Advantage has been around for nearly a decade. We know and understand our markets. It’s what we do best.
We are here for you for the long term and will always work with your best interests at heart. We work to transform your career by acting as your trusted right hand in what can be a tricky market to navigate.
We invest the time in really getting to know you. If you want a partner to offer you the best professional advice to help your career development, then drop us a line for a chat.
Company
Vertical Advantage have a rich history in sourcing within the FMCG and Grocery marketplace. We specialise in placing candidates in the mid to senior end of the market within Category Management, National Accounts, Marketing, Supply Chain and Logistics.
We guarantee comprehensive support and expert guidance through professional consultants with proven track records from industry. At Vertical Advantage we are proud of how accomplished our people are and how they have built exceptional networks over their time in the recruitment sector. It is these networks that will give you confidence to work with us.
Our first instinct is to search and this is ingrained in the fabric of our work. We leave no stone unturned to deliver exceptional people for exceptional businesses. Our way of operating suits today's working lifestyle where people are short on time and need to make hiring decisions based on seeing low numbers of high calibre candidates.
Vertical Advantage is a lean, flexible consultancy that works with our clients and candidates to find the right solutions for them.
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