National Account Manager

COREcruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary of £60,000

Company car

Opportunities for career progression

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a National Account Manager for a renowned soft drink brand in the United Kingdom. This role involves managing key accounts, optimizing sales strategies, and building relationships with discounters and value retail. The ideal candidate has commercial experience in the Drinks Industry and a customer-oriented approach. Position is based in Birmingham with one day per week at HQ, offering a competitive salary package of £60,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Drinks FMCG across Off trade and Retail.
• Proven track record in managing accounts and maximizing sales opportunities.
• A strong customer-oriented approach to account management.

Responsibilities

• Lead account management of discounters and value retail.
• Develop and implement strategies for business growth.
• Build new business and maintain current accounts.

Skills

Account management

Sales strategy optimization

Customer analysis

Negotiation

Self-motivated

Job description

National Account Manager – Global Soft Drinks – Midlands Office, One day per week - £60,000 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 be instrumental in delivering business growth with existing accounts and optimizing sales strategies. Key accounts would include B&M, The Range, Home Bargains and Poundland among others.

The ideal National Account Manager will have a passion for the Drinks Industry and have commercial experience managing national accounts. This opportunity is open to candidates from various account types.

One day per week in the Birmingham HQ!

• 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]

COREcruitment are experts in recruiting for Hospitality, Catering, Leisure, Retail, FM, Property and Construction sectors. We currently have over 1350 live roles across the UK, Middle East, Europe, Africa, North & Central America and South East Asia

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