National Account Executive

Cavendish Maine; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier in gifting products seeks a Sales Support role at their Kent office, offering the potential for hybrid work. This position supports the Senior National Account Manager and involves learning the sales process while engaging with key national retailers like Tesco and Amazon. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication skills and a readiness to understand customer needs to achieve sales targets. This role provides a clear career development path into a National Account Manager position.

Qualifications

• Understanding of sales and account management processes.
• Ability to identify customer goals and targets.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Learn the end-to-end sales and account management process.
• Support Senior National Account Manager across key national retailers.
• Attend client meetings and prepare presentations.

Job description

Job Description

Our client is a true market leading supplier of both branded and own label gifting products. With a rich history of crafting innovative gift collections for major accounts, ranging from grocers to high street and online retailers, they have earned a strong reputation for consistently delivering fresh and creative products aligned with lifestyle trends.

The Role

This position is based at the company’s Kent office, offering the potential for hybrid work arrangements in the longer term. It sits within the company’s sales team, supporting the SNAM on UK accounts across Grocery, High Street and Online retail, with a career path towards developing into a full NAM role. A vital role in supporting the success of the company’s national account portfolio, you will also work closely with the product development team to develop innovative and exciting gifting solutions for your customers.

Key responsibilities will include

• Learning the end-to-end sales and account management process from initial brief through to product delivery.
• Supporting and shadowing our Senior National Account Manager across a portfolio of key national retailers (e.g., Tesco, Asda, Amazon).
• Identifying & understanding customer goals & range requirements to reach personal sales & margin targets.
• Attending client meetings, preparing, and presenting presentations, taking notes, and prepa…