National Account Executive £30-35k – Cambridgeshire

You will be working as part of the commercial team to manage part of the grocery retailer’s product category, maintaining and developing business relationships through a strong customer focus. You will have an appreciation of effective category management, new product innovation and the partnership principles that exist within a chilled own label relationship in order to secure and drive forward the business within this major account.

In addition you will be responsible for maintaining and developing profitable business within the allocated category for this quality focused retailer. In conjunction with the SNAM you will pro vide effective management to the account to deliver the highest level of service and customer satisfaction. To ensure we can deliver this as a team you will need to clearly communicate all objectives through to our production sites and in turn to our key suppliers

Reporting to the SNAM you will work closely with the customer to drive forward sales and achieve budgeted targets for mutual benefit. You will identify and maintain a product portfolio that generates profitable sales mix. Analysis of standard costing information, market information and consumer trends will be required.

As an individual you will posses a high degree of customer and quality focus in order to ensure the highest standard of quality are achieved and maintained. Your natural demeanour will enable you to build relationships and to build effective cross-functional relationships with both internal and external customers to create mutual trust, understanding and respect. We all have and you will share a passion and interest in food and keep yourself abreast of new developments and trends. Within this position you and the SNAM will engage in £multi-million price and promotional plans and as such you will need to be highly numerate and commercially astute. This is a customer facing role and as such you will need to have the confidence and ability to present in a professional manner.

Ideally you will be a Graduate and have studied a Business or Marketing degree, alternatively you will have an agricultural of food orientated business qualification. You will have already gained post graduate FMCG short shelf life experience in a sales or marketing capacity role with key retail account responsibility.