National Account Manager
- Employer
- Better Placed Recruitment
- Location
- England, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 21 Dec 2021
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
We are currently recruiting for a fresh food business in Yorkshire with a brilliant range of premium products. This company has a strong own-label portfolio, but they are now looking to hire a National Account Manager to lead their branded offering, managing Ocado, M&S, Waitrose and Aldi.
Main responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing a commercial Joint Business Plans (JBPs) with the customer
- Gaining new listings for the new range of branded products
- Business Development to bring on new customers
- Delivering profitable and sustainable sales growth
- Controlling budgets and forecasting
- Launching and driving NPD
- Executing all promotional plans for product portfolio
- Building strong relationships with customer and key stakeholders
- Maintaining daily contact with customer and attending regular face-to-face meetings
- Keeping up with key category trends and identifying new business opportunities
What we need from you:
- Minimum 3 years in account management
- Experience working within a food & drink brand is a must
- Experience managing a P&L
- Great communicator both written and verbal
- Strong numerical skills
- Commercially astute with strong negotiation and presentation skills
- Background in stimulating account growth and gaining new business
What's on offer?
- Competitive salary and package
- The opportunity to lead the growth of an exciting new channel
- A great working environment, with likeminded, driven individuals, who work together as a collaborative and dynamic team
- Growth opportunities to develop your role as the branded side of the business grows
Company
With an enviable client list of blue chip FMCG businesses, Better Placed focuses on the recruitment of Sales and Marketing professionals across the UK. Working from offices in Leeds and Manchester, our team of highly experienced Consultants have built relationships with a wide range of companies in the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands as well as elsewhere in the UK.
In many cases we are preferred supplier to these businesses operating on an exclusive basis. We operate at all levels from graduate through to Director and our team are widely acknowledged as specialists in their chosen vertical markets.At Better Placed we focus on our candidates as much as our clients and we understand that failure to do so will slow the rapid growth that we have seen since our inception in 2002. Our track record of maintaining long term relationships with both candidates and clients is testament to how seriously we take this and is a fundamental part of what we stand for.
- Website
- http://www.betterplaced.com/
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