National Account Manager - Wine Off Trade

Our client:

• Leading wine company that has grown significantly over the last few years
• Personable small close-knit team that is expanding due to phenomenal growth
• Family-owned business that has a fantastic culture that is down to earth, flexible and growth focused
• This new role is due to growth
• The National Account Manager Off Trade Wine role is ideal for a self-starter who has experience of managing retail relationships within the wine category
• Home based role but ideally based London/South

The role:

• As National Account Manager Off Trade Wine you will take responsibility for a selection of Grocery relationships and will have full responsibility for shaping and delivering successful JBPs and Promotional Strategies as well as managing account budgets and investment.
• Having responsibility for commercial negotiations the National Account Manager Off Trade Wine will have full P&L ownership for customers and will be focused on building long lasting relationships with buyers and other contacts within accounts
• In the role the National Account Manager Off Trade Wine will maintain a deep understanding of your accounts, their shoppers and strategy to identify opportunities for growth through successful activation and distribution gains.

Ideal candidate:

• You will currently be an upward curve National Account Manager within the wine industry ideally working within the off trade. Ideally you will have a WSET qualification.
• It is essential that you can demonstrate a passion for national accounts and a flair for commerciality along with fantastic negotiation skills
• Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills you will be able to communicate and influence with stakeholders.
• As National Account Manager Off Trade Wine you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to action opportunities to drive profit
• You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude

Benefits & details:

• Salary up to £late 60’s plus depending on experience. Plus 20% bonus opportunity, pension and private medical.
• Fantastic flexible personable culture
• Role is home based but ideally need to live London/South

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