Senior National Account Manager

COREcruitment Ltd

Greater London

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 70,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior National Account Manager for a well-known drinks brand in the UK. This role focuses on managing key Grocery accounts and requires a strong background in Drinks FMCG, particularly with top retailers. Ideal candidates will have a proven sales record, excellent relationship-building skills, and a proactive approach. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £70,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

Previous experience with Drinks FMCG in the Grocery sector.
Proven track record in managing accounts and maximizing sales.
Self-starter driven to succeed with a customer-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

Lead account management with large scale Grocery accounts.
Deliver business growth with existing accounts.
Develop and implement sales strategies for growth.

Skills

Drinks FMCG experience

Account management

Sales strategy optimization

Relationship building

Negotiation skills

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Senior National Account Manager (Grocery) – Established Drinks Brand – National – Up to £70,000 plus package

I am very excited to be representing a well known drinks company as they look to expand their commercial team. This brand has a portfolio of products, but mostly covering the wine and ready-to-drink categories. This business has innovative products and a category leading product.

They are seeking a Senior National Account Manager to join the team to lead the account management with multiple large scale Grocery accounts and wider regional retailers. The Senior National Account Manager will instrumental in delivering business growth with existing accounts and optimizing on sales strategies.

The preferred candidates will come with a background in Wine or RTD brands covering TOP 4 Grocers, Ocado, Waitrose or M&S.

Responsible for selling, promoting and delivering the company’s product portfolio and delivering its revenue targets across the leading Grocery channels.
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 Senior National Account Manager candidate:

Previous experience working with Drinks FMCG across the Grocery sector, along with regional retails. A healthy network of contacts will be required.
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 / Mark@corecruitment.com

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.

To view other great opportunities please check out our website www.corecruitment.com or call us for a confidential chat about upcoming opportunities. Likewise, if you are looking to recruit then we would love to hear from you.

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