We are Natural Balance Foods, a British company best known for our Nakd and Trek brands. We are devoted to making delicious, genuinely healthy snacks…and having some fun along the way too! Founded in 2006, we have grown exponentially by offering consumers a healthy, wholefood alternative to the over-processed snack bars that previously dominated the shelves in UK Grocery.
Nakd and Trek are available in all the UK’s supermarkets, as well as leading convenience, wholesale, online and foodservice outlets. Our products are made with our super-secret “magic goo”* of natural and wholesome ingredients; are free from gluten, wheat and dairy, are vegan, and the majority count towards 1 of your 5-a-day. Our Trek products are also packed with natural, plant-based protein to keep you going. Nature is nice!
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our rapidly growing, ambitious company, working alongside the small but expanding team of people here at NBF that have already joined the wholefood revolution!
*OK, we’ll let you into the secret – it’s just fruit and nuts smooshed together! 100% natural ingredients
We’re recruiting for a Convenience Key Account Manager to represent the Nakd and Trek brands across a remit of convenience, symbols and petrol forecourt accounts. You will be managing and working closely with our key customers in this sector including Booker (Londis & Budgens), SPAR & BP.
To help us achieve our growth plans we are looking for an enthusiastic, commercial, passionate, highly organised and talented individual to join our strong impulse team. You will ideally be educated to degree level with strong account and commercial management skills. Possessing excellent relationship building at all levels, with good communication skills and attention to detail and the ability to work well in a small team.
You will also have a relentless focus to grow your existing account base and win new outlets and distribution points for our brands in symbols and petrol forecourts. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a dynamic and fun business at a time of significant growth and momentum.
To help us to achieve our continual growth plans we are looking for an enthusiastic, highly organised individual to work within our Impulse sales team.
You’ll report into, and work closely with the Head of Impulse
The role of the Convenience Key Account Manager will be to deliver against our commercial objectives within managed convenience, symbols and petrol forecourts.
Responsibilities
1. Account management responsibility for route to market customers with convenience sector including Booker, Costco & SPAR
2. Account management responsibility of key direct customers including BP and WH Smith Travel
3. Growing our share within managed convenience and symbols, working closely with route to markets and key end users
4. Identifying and opening new outlets and distribution points across the convenience and forecourt channel, with focus on core range
5. Increasing our visibility and driving trial and penetration within petrol forecourts
6. Supporting key end users with merchandising and planogram recommendations
7. Providing analysis and support to grocery convenience channel i.e. Tesco Express, JS Local, etc
8. Working alongside wider Impulse team to develop and execute a cash & carry plan
9. Landing NPD and delivering against agreed distribution and sales targets
10. Full ownership of any relavent events and/or trade shows
11. Full P&L ownership which will include forecasting, budgeting, managing spend, agreeing a promotional plan, managing JBP’s and trade agreements
You
12. Strong analytical & commercial acumen
13. Excellent presentation and communication skills
14. Ability to build and develop great relationships, both internally and externally
15. Able to prioritise quickly in a fast moving, entrepreneurial environment
16. Previous experience within convenience and forecourts would be preferrable
17. Strong understanding of category data, sources, cutting data, evaluating and delivering a compelling sales proposition
18. Competent in Powerpoint/Excel/Word
19. Hands on approach and real go getter
20. Ideally educated to Degree level
21. Happy to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in!
If you’re a talented National Account Executive or existing Key Account Manager who is keen to make your mark working in a high caliber team within the better for you snacking category then don’t hesitate to get in touch today!