National Account Manager

COREcruitment; England; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a National Account Manager for a well-known soft drinks brand in the UK. This role involves managing accounts with discounters and value retail, driving business growth, and optimizing sales strategies. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in Drinks FMCG, excellent account management skills, and a proactive approach to exceeding targets. This position offers a competitive salary of £55,000 plus additional benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing accounts across Off trade and Retail.
• Experience in selling, promoting and delivering products.
• Ability to build relationships and exceed customer expectations.

Responsibilities

• Manage the account management of discounters and value retail.
• Implement strategies for business growth through client analysis.
• Maximize sales through relationship building and account maintenance.

Skills

Experience in Drinks FMCG

Account management skills

Customer-oriented approach

Negotiation skills

Job description

National Account Manager (Discounter) – Premium Soft Drinks – Midlands - £55,000 plus Car and Package

An exciting opportunity has gone live to work with an established and instantly recognizable soft drink brand covering the length of the United Kingdom. This client boasts a fantastic range of products, an excellent culture and the chance to progress within the business. This client has over 100 years in the industry!!

They are seeking a National Account Manager to join the team to lead the account management of discounters and value retail. The National Account Manager will instrumental in delivering business growth with existing accounts and optimizing on sales strategies. Key accounts would include B&M, The Range, Home Bargains and Poundland amongst others.

The ideal National Account Manager will have a passion for the Drinks Industry and have experience managing the discount channel.

National Account Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for selling, promoting and delivering the company’s product portfolio and delivering its revenue targets.
• Daily management of all discounters and value retail business partners.
• Develop and implement strategies to deliver on growth of the business through client metric scoring and growth patterns.
• Building new business along with maintaining current accounts – predominantly across National Food service and wholesale.
• Maximising sales through relationship building with wholesale partners, along with customer analysis through their partnership programme.
• Planning, organising and facilitating client meetings

The Ideal National Account Manager candidate:

• Previous experience working with Drinks FMCG across Off trade and Retail, inclusive of discounters and value retail.
• Proven track record in managing accounts, maximising on sales opportunities and ensuring brand awareness.
• Be a self-starter who is driven to succeed, target and financially driven
• A customer-oriented approach to account management which aims to exceed expectations.
• A strong and assertive style to self-management and motivation.
• Able to negotiate, delivery training and competently explain soft drink product range.

If you are interested in having a chat about this role, please forward updated CV’s to Mark at COREcruitment / [e-mail]

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