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National Account Manager

Lucy Walker Recruitment Ltd
Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 15 days
Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS12 5HR, England

Salary

£50,000 - £60,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The National Account Manager position is based in West Yorkshire, requiring 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
  • The role offers a salary of up to £65,000, along with an electric vehicle and a £5,000 car allowance.
  • Candidates should have experience in National Account Management, particularly with major UK grocers, and a background in FMCG, specifically health and personal care products.
  • Key responsibilities include managing and expanding key national grocery accounts, maximizing sales through analysis, and providing insights for product improvement initiatives.
  • The ideal candidate will possess strong communication, negotiation, and analytical skills, with the ability to develop long-term partnerships and achieve annual sales targets.

National Account ManagerWest Yorkshire - 3 days in the office/ 2 days from homeSalary - up to 65k + Electric vehicle/ 5k car allowanceGreat benefits including pension, private healthcare, 25 days holiday (+2 more days after 3 years service), death in service

Our client is seeking a skilled and experienced National Account Manager to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and expanding key national grocery accounts across branded and own label personal care products, driving strategic growth and fostering long-term partnerships.

You will maximise sales through analysis and range reviews, providing insight and recommendations with the aim of extending ranges and targeting new opportunities. You will act as the product expert for the ranges and provide a consultative approach to customers. You will be involved in NPD and product improvement initiatives and work closely with procurement and technical teams.

We are looking for someone with strong account management skills and experience of dealing with major grocer accounts. You will need to have excellent communication skills, negotiation, data analysis, and strong commercial acumen.

Duties include:

  • Strategically managing and growing accounts, working to achieve annual sales targets
  • Maximise sales from analysis, range reviews and range extensions
  • Analysing market data and providing recommendations and insight to the customer
  • Producing sales reporting, analysing data and feeding back to the business and clients
  • Looking at product improvement initiatives, working closely with colleagues to develop ideas
  • Developing new accounts and opportunities

Requirements:

  • National Account Management experience working with major UK grocers
  • FMCG - Health/ personal care desirable
  • Experience with branded and own label products desirable
  • Strong relationship building and consultative approach
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Excellent negotiation skills and strong commercial acumen
  • Excellent analytical skills and strong Excel knowledge
  • Experience in pulling together high value tenders
  • Able to analyse trends and provide recommendations

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast growing and dynamic organisation with excellent opportunities for development and career growth. If you feel you have the required skills and experience for the role, please send through your CV asap for consideration.

Due to the amount of response we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals, if you have not heard back within 7 days please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.