National Accounts Growth Manager

The Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Group; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced National Account Manager for our client in Sittingbourne. You will drive growth by managing key national accounts, identifying new opportunities, and developing product ranges to achieve sales targets.

You will collaborate with internal teams and customers to optimize catalogues, pricing, and showroom processes. You will need 2–3 years in account management, strong commercial awareness, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience within an Account Manager role.
• Retail, buying or marketing background is advantageous.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify sales opportunities.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Microsoft Navision would be advantageous.
• High standards with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and multi-project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Positive, proactive team player with initiative.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop key national customer accounts to drive sales growth.
• Identify new sales opportunities through product ranges, promotions, pricing and routes-to-market.
• Present sales and category analyses to key stakeholders.
• Lead projects through internal processes to meet customer deadlines.
• Maintain product catalogues and introduce new ranges with customers.
• Nurture day-to-day customer relationships and escalate issues as needed.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain to manage lifecycles, stock levels and lead times.
• Monitor competitor activity and market trends to inform strategy.
• Maintain accurate pricing and customer data.
• Coordinate product samples through design checks, testing, and showroom processes.
• Liaise with Operations, Supply Chain, Transport and Design to meet requirements.
• Support the wider National Accounts team with ad hoc enquiries.

Skills

Account management

Sales opportunities

Microsoft Office

Navision (Navision)

Organisational skills

Communication

Initiative

Team player

Tools

Navision

Job description

The Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced National Account Manager for our client in Sittingbourne. You will drive growth by managing key national accounts, identifying new opportunities, and developing product ranges to achieve sales targets.

You will collaborate with internal teams and customers to optimize catalogues, pricing, and showroom processes. You will need 2–3 years in account management, strong commercial awareness, and excellent communication skills.