We have an exciting full time, permanent, opportunity for a National Account Manager managing healthcare and pharmacy brands in Grocery Supermarkets This is a field-based role requiring extensive experience in managing a portfolio of national accounts.
You will also obtain, maintain and develop profitable business within your specific account portfolio within defined market categories.
If this sounds like the kind of progression you're looking for here is a sneak peak of our ideal candidate.
What We're Looking For: Career Experience · Minimum of 1 year's account management experience · Experience of working with Groceries /or supermarkets is essential · Demonstrable experience of working with customers to build multi-level relationships.
· Demonstrable experience of creating and delivering successful account plans.
Qualifications · Good general standard of education including Maths and English.
Required Skills · The ability to negotiate in order to interface effectively with key external clients and stakeholders.
· The ability to use Excel to an intermediate level in order to identify and analyse trends and create commercial recommendations.
· Strong analytical skills in order to interpret sales data and forecast accordingly.
· The ability to use PowerPoint to an intermediate level in order to create impactful presentation for the trade and client review meetings.
· A strong understanding of the key financial measures that drive effective performance, including ROI calculations, promotional evaluation, return on capital employed and sales modelling.
· Strong understanding of the core principles of category management and the ability to utilise these in trade recommendations and proposals.
· A broad understanding of external economic and political factors that influence the industry and the ability to eloquently outline these both at trade and client meetings.
If you are seeking for a new challenge and you have what it takes to be a part of our team apply now and you will be rewarded with the following benefits and more!
The Package Deal: · Competitive salary DOE · 25 days holiday + bank holidays · Life Assurance · Contributory pension · Healthcare Scheme · Company Car · Occupational sick pay after 6 months The closing date for applications is 25/11/2024, but for exceptional candidates we will consider applications made after this date.
In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.