National Account Executive BEAR UK

Lotus Bakeries, Milan; St Albans; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Delicious branded snacks

On-the-job learning

International company

Job summary

Lotus Natural Foods, the healthy snacking division of Lotus Bakeries, is seeking a Grocery National Account Executive to support the Senior National Account Manager across lead grocery customers. You will help deliver annual plans at head office and in-store, driving listings, promotions, stock availability and online positioning.

You will collaborate with Operations, Category, Shopper Marketing and Sales to forecast, review promotions and build engaging sell-in stories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree level or higher is required.
• Experience with grocery accounts and promotions preferred.
• Strong numerical and data interpretation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support grocery accounts day-to-day, including new line listings and promotions.
• Coordinate with supply chain to ensure stock in ranged stores.
• Forecasting, EPOS and invoice tracking with retailer systems.
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Category and Shopper Marketing.
• Visit stores regularly to review activity and competitive set.

Skills

Strong selling skills

Excellent communication skills

Numerate

Attention to detail

Results oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Connect

Together With

SkuTrak

Job description

Lotus Natural Foods, the healthy snacking division of Lotus Bakeries and a portfolio of five incredible brands – BEAR, TREK, nakd, Kiddylicious and Peter’s Yard – each has its own distinct proposition and role within our business. We have great ambitions for all our brands, ensuring that as a business we deliver sustainable growth over the long‑term. Taste and quality are 100 % of what underpins us as brand leaders within our categories, and what pulls us apart from our competitors. All of our brands started right here in the UK, as the first market for distribution, but over the years we now can be found across the globe, our ranges have grown, and we have grown as a business. To date we have achieved so much, but there is still plenty of room to grow further – and that means we need more brilliant people who share an ambition for making a difference and who want to help us write the next chapter of growth. Fancy getting involved? Read on…

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the fastest growing healthy snack company in the UK for a Grocery National Account Executive, supporting the Senior National Account Manager across lead grocery customers.

You will support the Grocery team to deliver the annual plans to budget and be key in ensuring the plans, once agreed, happen both at head office and in store.

Key focus areas of the role itself and where you will spend the majority of your time:

• Assisting on grocery accounts on a day‑to‑day basis, including supporting with new line listings, delivering the promotional plan, working with supply chain to ensure all ranged stores have stock, highlighting and addressing gaps, ensuring all products are correctly positioned and tagged online, forecasting, EPOS & invoice tracking with retailer systems (Connect, Together With, SkuTrak, etc.) and on‑going promotional reviews.
• Working cross‑functionally with Operations on customer forecasts and with Category and Shopper Marketing on range and distribution, display and feature.
• Attending meetings with the Senior National Account Manager where appropriate and building a network of key contacts within the account base – supply chain, formats, merchandising, promotional planning, admin and the buyer. You will be expected to go to stores regularly to ensure activity is happening and to review the competitor set.
• Working with the account lead and Category team to develop engaging sell‑in stories for new products.
• Your role will be key in supporting the Grocery team in delivering the annual plans.
• Working with a small team you will collaborate across all business functions – Operations, Finance, Marketing, Customer Service and NPD to deliver key grocery targets.

Profile

Alongside living our TOP values, here are the most important things we’re looking for from you:

• Right to work within the UK without sponsorship.
• Minimum education to bachelor’s degree level.
• Results orientated and able to deliver account/channel targets.
• Numerate, with an understanding of P&Ls and margins and a strong attention to detail.
• Strong selling skills to win and influence buyers and internal teams.
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills.

Offer

Grasp the opportunity to join an ambitious and driven team with a mix of talents! Being part of a fast‑growing, international company, you will get plenty of on‑the‑job learning and acquire new insights.

In addition, you will be part of a culture where passion, team spirit and open dialogue are our main drivers.

And of course, on top of that, you can enjoy delicious branded snacks every day!

Do you want to be part of a terrific team with the ambition to create small moments of happiness every day? Meet our people, discover their unique skills and get excited to join them in a great work environment.