National Account Manager - Ireland

LG; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

LG is seeking a National Account Manager for its Media Solutions team in the United Kingdom to lead strategic relationships with key retailers and drive in-store execution across the TV and audio-visual portfolio. You will plan account activities, ensure effective product displays, promotions, store merchandising, and staff training, while targeting sales forecasts and performance against agreed KPIs.

The role requires close collaboration with LG Marketing, Product Management, Sales

Qualifications

• This role requires proven experience in national retail account management.
• Strong relationship-building with retailers and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to translate product strategy into in-store execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic account plans for key retailers aligned to targets.
• Plan product displays, services, promotions, merchandising and staff training.
• Develop customer contacts across commercial, buying, supply chain and operations.
• Negotiate pricing and promotional opportunities within accounts.
• Forecast sales and monitor budgets, ensuring on-time reporting.

Skills

Account management

Retail partnerships

Forecasting

Job description

Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Media Solutions team as aNational Account Manager. Our Media Solutions Team is responsible for selling and distributing our Television and Audio visual product portfolio. For over 30 years, LG’s Media Solutions division has built strategic partnerships with major Irish retailers to ensure our Media Solutions proposition is one of the best in class within the consumer electronic market.As a National Account Manageryou will assume responsibility for planning account activities including effective product displays, services, promotional plans, store merchandising, staff training programmes and sales incentives. In addition, you will ensure sales forecasts and sales targets are achieved, play an active and positive role in the Sales team within all meetings and submit all written reports, as specified, by the advised deadlines

Role & Responsibilities

• Formulate and agree product and promotional business plans for all customers’ aligned to internal targets and KPIs – this will then need to be agreed with the customer and monitored/reported on a regular basis.
• Plan account activities including effective product displays, services, promotional plans, store merchandising, staff training programmes and sales incentives
• Develop effective customer contacts with all relevant functions - commercial, buying, supply chain, store support and operations.
• Negotiate range pricing and promotional opportunities within the account – record and implement according to company guidelines
• Monitor the customer through accurate forecasting, sales in and sales out information, budgetary control and general cost management Sales Admin to ensure the timely and smooth running of all customer deliveries
• Ensure sales forecasts and sales targets are achieved.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records and report all aspects of business to Head of Retail and Sales Director and other relevant Departments.
• Work within LG and legal set guidelines in all areas of business including: pricing, trading terms, budgets, promotions, expenses, planning and all other administrative processes.
• Develop good working relationships with all LG internal depts. including Marketing, Product Management, Sales Administration, Customer service, Logistics, Credit Control and Finance
• Fully understand all relevant LGEUK and LG Corporate business and product strategies including all LG’s product range ensuring a high level of product knowledge in terms of features and benefits.
• Submits all written reports, as specified, by the advised deadlines.
• Play an active and positive role in the Sales team within all meetings.