Head of National Accounts

LG Electronics; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global electronics company in Weybridge is looking for a Head of National Accounts to lead and manage a team of Account Managers. This role involves developing and agreeing on business plans, enhancing customer relationships, and ensuring sales targets are met. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in sales team management and strong analytical skills. This position offers competitive benefits including private healthcare and annual leave.

Benefits

Pension

Private Healthcare for Employee & Family

25 Days' Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays)

Staff Discount

Subsidised Cafeteria

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing successful sales teams and developing people.
• Experience in a global organization and ability to drive revenue growth.
• Experience of working within a performance management environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of Account Managers.
• Formulate and agree business plans and promotional strategies.
• Monitor customer performance and ensure targets are met.
• Develop effective relationships with customers and stakeholders.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Proven commercial acumen

Leadership and coaching

Relationship building

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Excel

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Home Appliance (HA) Sales Team as Head of National Accounts. You will lead, manage motivate and develop a team of Account Managers to maximise sales of our fantastic Home Appliance products into the National Account channel. As Head of National Accounts, you will lead the team to formulate and agree product and promotional business plans, provide accurate forecasting of sales; plan account activities including effective product displays, agree merchandising and in-store training and negotiate range pricing and promo opportunities. In addition, you will develop effective relationships with all relevant functions both with your customer and with internal teams.

Role & Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for LG to develop revenue streams through the National Account channel
• Formulate and agree Joint Business Plan for all customers' aligned to Sales Targets and KPIs
• Lead team to negotiate range pricing and promotional opportunities within the account - record and implement according to company guidelines
• Monitor the customer through accurate forecasting, sales in and sales out information, budgetary control and general cost management - these need to recorded and kept up to date
• Oversee and take responsibility for the Sales & Business Development, plus associated planning of account activities - including effective product displays, services, promotional plans, store merchandising, staff training programmes and sales incentives
• Ensure sales forecasts and sales targets are achieved.
• Fully understand all relevant LGEUK and LG Corporate business and product strategies including all LG's product range ensuring a high level of product knowledge in terms of features and benefits
• Maintain high levels of awareness of market and competitor activity, customer trends and provide stakeholders with this feedback.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records and report all aspects of business to Sales Director, Commercial Director, Product Director and other relevant Departments
• Manage Team Performance, through leadership, coaching and mentoring of the sales team with guidance from the Human Resources Team on Process, Learning & Development
• You are a smart cookie. You like to dig into the data and find creative solutions.

You are motivated and driven. You thrive on a challenge and want to be No. 1. You are a people person. You like helping people out and you want to understand where they're coming from. You're honest and you will speak up (politely of course), but you do it because you care and because it's the right thing to do.,

Educated to Degree level desirable

Proven track record of managing successful Sales Teams and leading and developing people

Proven track record of generating growth and driving sales success

Strong relationships with key retailers

Experience in a global organisation

Strong analytical skills and intermediate Excel

Highly focussed and capable of sustaining a fast pace in a dynamic environment

Proven commercial acumen and ability to achieve commercial objectives

Experience of working within a performance management environment - KPIs and Service Level Agreements

Able to be flexible and develop quality, customer-focussed targets and service

At LG, we deliver products and services that make lives better, easier and happier though increased functionality and fun. Put simply, we offer the latest innovations to make "Life Good" - from home appliances, consumer electronics and mobile communications to business innovations in digital signage, air conditioning, solar and LED lighting. As a global leader, we strive for greatness in product leadership, market leadership and people leadership to realize our growth strategies.

We strongly believe that our people's competitive spirit, proactive leadership, and expertise helps drive the company forward. As such, LG is the right place for you if

Benefits

• Pension
• Private Healthcare for Employee & Family
• 25 Days' Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays)
• Staff Discount
• Subsidised Cafeteria