National Account Executive

Reckitt; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global hygiene and health company is seeking a Sales Associate in Slough. The role involves supporting the development of the annual business plan, achieving financial targets, and ensuring successful in-store execution. Ideal candidates have a degree and sales experience in FMCG or retail, along with strong communication and analytical skills. This position offers an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with career development potential.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Global share plan

Qualifications

• Degree calibre candidate with sales experience in FMCG, OTC, or Retail.
• Action-oriented and energetic.
• Demonstrate financial and commercial acumen.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of the annual business plan.
• Achieve financial targets for a specified account.
• Deliver best practice in-store sales execution.
• Analyze sales data for insights and recommendations.

Skills

Key Account Management

Account Management

Ecommerce

Analysing sales data

Field sales management

Consumer Insights

Collaboration skills

Sales negotiation

Strategic thinking

Education

Degree

Job description

Overview

We are Reckitt.

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Sales

Our Sales teams help to deliver Reckitt's purpose by building shared success with our customers, making access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment possible in-stores and online. Within Sales, we're focused on achieving outperformance across all of our channels, operating in highly competitive categories. This focus results in a dynamic, fast paced environment where cross functional teams are encouraged to collaborate to achieve success. We have around 10,000 sales people across the world, within market roles and ranging in areas like Field Sales, Key Accounts, Trade Marketing and Category Development.

About the role

You will work on the front line of strategic execution and at the centre of product delivery within a FTSE10 Company and one of the top 3 TV advertisers in the UK – with results that consistently outperform our competitors.

Our brands are Number 1 or Number 2 brands in all their primary markets and we work with key retail players like Tesco, Boots, Asda and Sainsbury (amongst many others!). You will be able to say that you work for the most successful market innovator in the sector – with 30% of sales over three years coming from new products – and a company recognised for the strength of its commercial capabilities, offering numerous career opportunities.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities

• Support to develop and implement the annual business plan for account portfolio.
• Achieve Net Revenue, Gross Margin, 4P targets (Product, Placement, Price & Promotion) & Net Working Capital targets for a specified account
• Working with the in-store merchandising team to deliver best practice in-store sales execution, on shelf availability and promotional compliance
• Analysis of sales data to provide insights for National Accounts team – focusing specifically on promotional activity and new product launches
• Work cross-functionally with Supply Services to ensure that sales forecasts are accurate and adequate stock levels are available within the customers supply chain system
• Work with marketing teams to implement best-in-class promotional execution and visibility for all trade promotions
• Develop working relationships to deliver account objectives
• Support or run key projects within your account, developing new opportunities where appropriate.

The experience we're looking for

• Degree calibre candidate, with sales experience gained in FMCG, OTC or Retail, we want someone who has the hunger and desire to take our business to the next level.
• Action-oriented and energetic, with a focused and pragmatic approach to problem solving and a strong desire to make things happen.
• You’ll demonstrate financial and commercial acumen and strategic thinking, be analytical and creative
• Confident and mature, with strong communication & influencing skills; credible in front of managers at all levels
• Able to work alone and at the same time contribute to team objectives
• An interest and passion for entrepreneurship is critical

The skills for success

Key Account Management, Account Management, Ecommerce, Analysing sales and Ecommerce data, Field sales; Field sales management, Consumer Insights; Shopper Insights; Customer Insights; Category Analysis, Collaboration and partnership skills; Influencing, Consultative Selling, Perform product planning, Business accumen; financial accumen, commercial accumen, Sales negotiation, Strategy Execution, Operational Excellence.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.