National Account Executive / Sales Executive

A Major & Investing Food Manufacturer are currently recruiting for a National Account Executive to join their team. This National Account Executive will support the Retail channel sales team to achieve stretching commercial KPIs by supporting the NAM / National Account Manager to deliver against the key objectives.

National Account Executive responsibilities include:

• Effective management of Independent Customers, ensuring GSV, volume and margin targets are achieved and identify opportunities for site to profitably grow.
• Support the NAMs in the delivery of NPD launched both branded and private label.
• Support the NAMs in the completion of customer administration error free and on time.
• First commercial point of contact with Supply Chain and Planning to understand shorts / lates and work cross functionally to resolve.
• Ensure samples are delivered to customers on time for product submission by working with Innovation.

You will ideally be Degree qualified / equivalent in a Food science / Business / equivalent discipline and have experience working within a commercial National Accounts team. Ideally you will have worked as a National Account Executive and be driven to progress your career in a major FMCG Food Manufacturer.

The National Account Executive will require excellent attention to detail, a can do attitude and a desire to support the NAMs / National Account Managers to deliver against stretching KPIs.

The National Account Executive will also have the ability to engage external and internal stakeholders to deliver against Retail Sales channel objectives

A proven experience in Selling & Influencing as well as Negotiation skills.

To apply please email a cv