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National Account Manager

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GBP 80,000 - 100,000

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Job summary

A leading food and distribution company is seeking a National Account Manager to oversee a portfolio of customer relationships and drive sales growth. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of fresh food, prior account management experience, and excellent communication skills. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and additional benefits such as a car allowance and bonus opportunities.

Benefits

Car Allowance
Annual Discretionary Bonus
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Group Personal Pension Plan
Retail Discount membership
Health Care Cash Plan membership
Free onsite parking

Qualifications

  • Demonstrable knowledge of fresh food and ingredients.
  • Previous account management responsibility in the Food/Distribution sector.
  • Practical understanding of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

  • Identify margin growth opportunities and provide implementation plans.
  • Maintain business reporting and customer records.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with key contacts.

Skills

Fresh food and ingredients knowledge
Account management in Food/Distribution
Confident presentation skills
Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
Relationship building
Excellent verbal and written communication
People-focused environment experience
Job description
Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a National Account Manager to join our National Sales team within the food and distribution sector. In this role you will manage and develop a portfolio of existing customer relationships and onboard new clients, whilst identifying and maximising any development opportunities to grow sales value and margin.

Salary: Competitive, plus Car Allowance & Bonus

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Accountabilities
  • Identify margin growth opportunities and provide commercial rationale and a plan for implementation where appropriate.
  • Maintain and complete all business reporting and customer records within the agreed timeframe.
  • Ensure accounts continue to trade / up trade through the various business tools provided.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with all key influencing contacts within the account portfolio.
  • Identify, plan, develop and review short-, medium- and long-term goals.
  • In collaboration with the other Reynolds central functions (Procurement / Development / Marketing / Operations / Finance), target and convert win-win opportunities to enhance the Reynolds customer experience.
  • Deliver the agreed minimum standards of account management as set by Reynolds.
  • Support the sector team with unit level relationships and related activities.
  • Demonstrate a can do attitude whilst being an ambassador for Reynolds.
  • Provide a seamless interface between Reynolds and the customer.
  • Manage time to ensure effective customer communication.
  • Ability to delegate responsibility to Customer Service and Operations where appropriate.
  • Prepare business proposals in conjunction with various Reynolds central functions and the Channel Manager / Channel Controller.
Qualifications & Skills
  • Demonstrable knowledge of fresh food and ingredients.
  • Previous account management responsibility within the Food and/or Distribution Sector.
  • Confident presentation skills for conveying ideas and strategies to peer group and business colleagues.
  • Practical understanding of Microsoft Office in particular Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Strong relationship builder, dealing with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience of working in a people focused environment both face to face and on the telephone.
Benefits
  • Car Allowance.
  • Annual Discretionary Bonus.
  • Annual pay reviews.
  • 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
  • Group Personal Pension Plan.
  • Retail Discount membership.
  • Health Care Cash Plan membership.
  • Free onsite parking.
  • Further company tailored benefits achieved through service and commitment.

This is a brief outline of the National Account Manager role. For more information or to apply, please click on the link. We look forward to hearing from you!

Reynolds Food Group is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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