Senior National Account Manager - Sainsbury's, M&S & Waitrose

Senior National Account Manager – Sainsbury, M&S and Waitrose

Based Home / South West England office 2 days / week

Salary c£50-60k (DOE) plus car, strong bonus and package

Our client: 

• Major supplier of quality and innovative chilled food products (both branded & private label)
• Excellent track record of growth delivered by a great team with the benefit of a fantastic range of products
• Diverse and secure customer base across retail, wholesale and food manufacturing markets
• Now seek to recruit a growth driven Senior National Account Manager to drive the development of their existing Sainsbury’s, M&S and Waitrose customers

The role: 

• As Senior National Account Manager you will have full responsibility for Sainsbury’s, M&S and Waitrose
• Where you will develop and implement agreed JBPs and manage both strategic & tactical aspects to ensure the accounts deliver to their full potential across the entire portfolio
• The company objective is to continue to drive brand growth from their current brands and new brand launches; which coupled with regular Retailer branded NPD & EPD projects you’ll work very closely with these foodie retailers
• Working collaboratively and successfully with a wide range of cross-functional teams and people is essential for this role

Ideal candidate: 

• You will have strong Grocery sales experience with exceptional commercials
• Ideally you will have branded FMCG background & training along with some experience of Private Label or E2E supply chain considerations  
• Ability to demonstrate strong selling and negotiation skills with a proven track record of growing an account
• Strong commercial acumen to enable development of strong commercial propositions
• Understanding and confidence with P&L management and with management of both volume and profit forecasting processes

Benefits & details:

• This is a home-based role with c2days per week in South West England office with the rest WFH
• Salary range is £50-60k (DOE) with car or allowance, strong bonus opportunity, pension and private medical
• Commitment to training & development

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 8/16395/7. Confidentiality assured.

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