Senior National Account Manager (Grocery) - Leading Snacking Brand

Senior National Account Manager - Leading Snacking Brand

Greater London

• £60,000 - £70,000
• Bonus up to 15%
• Car Allowance
• Pension
• Private Healthcare

Background:

Are you looking for a super cool new role with a high growth Healthy Snacking Brand? Well, this is going to be right up your street. We want health-conscious people who will ooze passion for this brand, and I bet you will know who these guys are.

What this business has achieved is remarkable, just over 12 years old and turnover has reached over £40 million! With an award-winning portfolio of products and their staggering YOY growth, these guys are boasting some of the best NPD launches the FMCG market and category has ever seen.

This award-winning brand strongly believes in using real, authentic ingredients to produce best-in-class snacking, reaffirming their place as an industry leader. They are miles ahead of category expectations and sit comfortably at No.1 in the market.

Culturally, this business is very focused on its consumers and their people. These guys are a hungry, motivated, and ambitious group that believes in working hard and playing hard.

So, if you are looking for a step change in your career with one of the fastest-growing businesses in the UK look at what we have on offer.

Opportunity:

As a Senior National Account Manager, you are responsible for leading some of the biggest grocery accounts in the business.

You’ll have the skills to build unrivaled cross-functional relationships with key customer contacts across buying, supply chain, category & format teams as well as managing reports in your team.

You will need to devise & deliver exceptional JBPs with all key customers, ensuring sales of products are maximized at key trading periods. You will also manage P&L and forecasting of assigned accounts to deliver value, volume, and GP % metrics.

You will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to maintain their internal and external strategy as well as work with cross functional teams within the business to deliver killer insights and drive significant business benefits.

You:

This is without a doubt an exceptional opportunity for you to join an innovative, passionate, and rapidly growing brand.

You will HAVE to be an existing SNAM or NAM with experience of working with the Top 4 Grocers within the Food & Drink categories.

We want to hear from you if you have the following:

• Experience working on AT LEAST two of the Top Grocery retail accounts within the FMCG Food & Drink Sector.
• Exposure to building JBP’s & budgetary responsibility.
• Strong training background in FMCG Food or Drinks categories.
• Ideally some experience in line management and developing talent but this is NOT essential.
• A great track record of driving sales and profitability whilst working with your accounts.
• Results-driven individual – can show examples of strong, tangible business results that you have led personally.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels.
• Resilience and determination are key – obstacles don’t hold you back and you work effectively when faced with a tough buyer or tricky negotiation.
• Analytical mindset – you are all over the data and can bring new and relevant insights into your account.
• Leadership abilities – the more junior members of the sales team can look to you for guidance or knowledge and you bring positive energy to the team.
• You enjoy working within a fast-paced, highly visible environment.

Get in touch with me today at george.robinson@pie-recruitment.com if this sounds like the next exciting challenge for you or alternatively call 01494 360360! Don’t hang about as this opportunity will not!