National Account Manager

Kerry; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Dairy Consumer Foods is seeking a dynamic National Account Manager to advance market growth within the branded and private label sectors. This role involves managing key customer relationships, driving growth ambitions, and requires a candidate with a proactive mindset and experience in the food industry. Based in Staines with hybrid work arrangements, the manager will need to leverage customer insights to foster strong partnerships and innovative growth strategies.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing 'Mults' customers in branded space.
• Own label experience is a plus.
• Availability to commute to Staines two days a week.

Responsibilities

• Manage key customer P&L and deliver Budgeted Plan.
• Identify new growth opportunities cross-functionally.
• Lead natural work teams to drive growth mindset.

Skills

Strong team player

High level of energy

Proactive

Ambitious

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent

Job description

Requisition ID: 59717
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement:

About Kerry

We're Kerry Dairy Consumer Foods - a leading name in the food industry with over €370m sales revenue globally. Alongside famous British & Irish brands such as Strings and Things, Pure, Dairygold and Coleraine, we're also a leading producer of fantastic supermarket private label Butters, Spreads and Margarines.

We're made up of a team of brilliant people and big ambitions. Our products, many of which are household favorites, are eaten by millions of people every day.

About the role

We have a National Account Manager vacancy within our Kerry Dairy Consumer Foods business which will ensure we meet and exceed our customers growth ambitions. Our commercial team is an excellent place to drive development and progress your career, with both our branded and private label business in strong growth. We're looking for someone with huge amounts of energy and drive that can continue to drive growth with a 'we can if ' mindset. We encourage and thrive upon an entrepreneurial spirit in an inclusive environment. Our head office is in Staines (hybrid working model), but travel is required to customer offices as well as our own sites across the UK.

Key responsibilities

- Manage key customer P&L, deliver the Budgeted Plan on volume, Revenue, Margin
- Work cross functionally to identify and deliver new growth opportunities
- Be able to plan, develop and deliver JBPs
- Have experience of Branded products and how to win with them in retailers
- Be the voice of the customer internally. Lead natural work teams to drive a growth mindset
- Account admin including loading of promotions, forecasting, dispute management, price changes
- Travel to customer and Kerry sites (UK)

Qualifications and skills

- A degree-level qualification or equivalent is desirable.
- Strong, demonstrable experience in managing and developing 'Mults' customers, specifically within the branded space. Own label experience is also desirable.
- Strong team player.
- Available to commute to Staines two days a week.
- Available to travel to customers within the UK.
- Possesses a high level of energy.
- Exhibits a strong appetite and desire to drive growth.
- A proactive and ambitious professional.

Please note: We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where Kerry terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, we will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. This also applies to CVs or candidate profiles sent directly to any Kerry Hiring Managers.

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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