Our Client are a leading producer of specialist ambient foods based in London.� They are currently looking to recruit a commercially skilled�National Account Manager for food service & ambient�ideally with a strong background in food.
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Job Purpose:
- Develop, agree and implement the commercial strategy, agreed with the Senior Management Team.
- Category Management. Ensure efficient management of the product range utilizing all aspects of category management, including promotions, sales.
- Liaise with technical, purchasing, and production departments of the business that impact upon sales and influence these to deliver forecast requirements.
- Manage communication and relationships internally and externally to ensure all relevant parties are fully informed on applicable issues and effective decisions are made.
- Interact with relevant internal and external departments to ensure customer service level requirements are in the forefront and actively identifying methods of improvement.
- People management, manage and provides PDP, support and direction for direct reports.
- Develop and sustain a close working relationship with the Business' customers.
- Actively seek out commercial opportunities for new commercial propositions for the business from new and existing customers to achieve Business goals.
- Liaise with marketing and product development managers to understand product range and identify unique selling points, i.e. history of product, safety, quality. Using these points to sell the product/ranges.
Requirements, Experience and Person Specification:
- Understanding of relevant risk assessments and trained as competent to safe working procedures.
- Understanding and application of hazard identification and near miss reporting.
- Category experience, leading a product range with leading partners
- Exposure to budget management, sales strategies
- Management of people experience
- Competent in Excel/Word/PowerPoint
- Understanding of operating systems i.e., NAV
Key Relationships:
- Senior Management team
- Marketing Manager
- Development Manager
- Operations Manager
- Technical Manager
Additional Information:
- Ensure that you understand and adhere to your personal responsibilities with regard the Health and Safety at Work Act
- To respect and honour the sentiment of the The customer ethical policies and codes of conduct, when interacting with your colleagues at all times.
- To work in an Environmental and Energy efficient manner and to respect and honour the sentiment of the
- The customer Environmental and Energy policies and Second Nature principles.
- Where there are any Environmental Permit conditions in place, to ensure that where you have direct influence on these areas, then these are adhered to within the required limits.
- To work in partnership with the Senior Management team on site to be part of the Culture of the site which drives Food Safety, H&S, Ethical, Environmental and Energy behaviours.