Senior National Account Manager (Grocery) – Established Drinks Brand  – National – Up to £70,000 plus package

I am very excited to be representing a well known drinks company as they look to expand their commercial team. This brand has a portfolio of products, but mostly covering the wine and ready-to-drink categories. This business has innovative products and a category leading product.

They are seeking a Senior National Account Manager to join the team to lead the account management with multiple large scale Grocery accounts and wider regional retailers. The Senior National Account Manager will instrumental in delivering business growth with existing accounts and optimizing on sales strategies.

The preferred candidates will come with a background in Wine or RTD brands covering TOP 4 Grocers, Ocado, Waitrose or M&S.   

Senior National Account Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for selling, promoting and delivering the company’s product portfolio and delivering its revenue targets across the leading Grocery channels.
• Develop and implement strategies to deliver on growth of the business through client metric scoring and growth patterns.
• Building new business along with maintaining current accounts – predominantly across National Food service and wholesale.
• Maximising sales through relationship building with wholesale partners, along with customer analysis through their partnership programme.
• Planning, organising and facilitating client meetings

The Ideal Senior National Account Manager candidate:

• Previous experience working with Drinks FMCG across the Grocery sector, along with regional retails. A healthy network of contacts will be required.  
• Proven track record in managing accounts, maximising on sales opportunities and ensuring brand awareness.  
• Be a self-starter who is driven to succeed, target and financially driven
• A customer-oriented approach to account management which aims to exceed expectations.
• A strong and assertive style to self-management and motivation.
• Able to negotiate, delivery training and competently explain soft drink product range.

If you are interested in having a chat about this role, please forward updated CV’s to Mark at COREcruitment / Mark@corecruitment.com

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