Are you a driven and ambitious sales professional with a passion for the food industry?
Do you have solid experience working with the UK retailer, Iceland?
Do you have a desire to take your career to the next level?
If so, please read on!
Our client is leading food organisation based in North London/Herts and they are looking for a talented individual to join their Iceland account management team. As a National Account Manager, you will be primarily responsible for the commercial management of the retail account including sales, project management, relationship building, pricing, sales analysis and account building.
Our client is looking for talented individuals to bring into their business and for the right person, there is a clear career pathway towards Director level. If you have high career aspirations with significant earning potential, then this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities:
* Minimum expectation of 4 days in the office (unless with a customer/supplier)
* To be the first point of contact for all commercial queries raised
* Full P/L responsibility for the account
* Drive new opportunities and business growth
* Work with the NPD team to produce and manage critical paths for all new products and projects defining timelines and effective lines of responsibility for all tasks
* Work closely with the NPD team to provide support for all presentations and ensure indicative prices and market data are provided as part of the presentation
* Understand sales forecasts, actual figures and promotional activity
* To liaise with Technical Team to actively manage, assess root cause and close out complaints
* To complete a quarterly reviews of the retail business including sales, profits, new products and future targets
Requirements:
* Proven experience in a similar role, working with the retail customer Iceland (essential)
* Strong knowledge of the food industry
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
* Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
Salary Package
* Salary flexible for the right candidate, rough banding of £50-60k as a guide
* Highly attractive bonus, potentially exceeding 40% of salary depending on revenue/profit generated on the account
* Company Car
* 25 days holiday plus stats
* Day off for your birthday (if it falls on a workday)
Role commutable from: London, Home Counties, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex
This vacancy is being handled by Daniel Mather, a specialist food industry recruiter at CSG Talent. For more information regarding this vacancy or to hear about similar roles we are working on, please do contact him directly on LinkedIn.
Job Title: National Account Manager - Iceland
Location: North London/Hertfordshire (office based 4 days a week)
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + very strong bonus potential
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