Senior National Account Manager

Job DescriptionSenior National Account Manager Job in ChristchurchYou’re experienced in the FMCG industry, and want to be part of a company who look for innovation and encourage creativity. You’re not looking for a corporate environment, but an entrepreneurial one. You thrive working on projects, looking at commercials, while working in tandem with product development teams to bring new products to market while driving business growth. You’re not necessarily unhappy in your current role, but you want to be in a business where you can lead from the front, and work with major retailers and names in FMCG. What you’ll be doing as Senior National Account ManagerMuch of this role will be introducing and maximising sales of your product category into target grocery and retail accounts. You will also work on existing projects and have exposure to managing existing accounts You will be working independently alongside a pre-set sales strategy to achieve account-specific budgets and creating customer-specific sales plans and strategies ensuring ensure costings are pre-checked and spec, packaging and recommended retail prices are correctYou will develop an understanding of customer KPIs, and targets and review performance, with knowledge and proposals to reach category standardsDeliver value, gross margin & volume targets for your customersAssigning, monitoring and coordinating project milestones and progressLead and plan the implementation of the project (resource, relationship, allocation)Manage high volume SKU level CPA's (over 200 SKUs in totality)Dovetail Recruitment are looking for a Business Development Manager to join our long standing client in Christchurch. You’ll be involved in NPD projects while your main focus will be getting your products into major retailers. The client already has established relationships with these clients in other departments and it’s now time to maximise their reach. Minimum Requirements: Experience dealing with major retailers such as Tesco, M&S, Sainsburys or similarExperience with working with new product development teamsFMCG product industry experienceWhat’s in it for you as Senior National Account Manager? Exposure to the top retailers and grocers in the country, and the ability to work creatively across product ranges and be instrumental in the continued growth of the business. You’ll have a great work/life balance and work with some amazing products! Salary & Details:£55 – 65k basic salary£5,000 car allowance Annual company bonus25 days holiday per annum, increasing to 27 days after 3 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ serviceExtensive benefits programme including buying additional holiday, medical cash plan, access to mental health support and many other benefitsFlexible hours and work from home available to all staffGreat learning and development and progression opportunities Enhanced Maternity and Paternity LeavePension Scheme ContributionSocial events run by our inhouse Social TeamCycle to Work schemeDress down FridaysIf you are interested in this Senior National Account Manager job in Christchurch, please click ‘apply now’, or give us a call and ask for Laura. We will discuss your experience in more detail, give you more insight into the role and company and put forward an application on your behalf. When it comes to interviews, this will be a two stage face to face process and we will of course give you help and guidance along the way. If this Senior National Account Manager role isn’t quite right, visit our website to see our other opportunities.
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