National Account Manager

3 weeks ago


Christchurch, United Kingdom Solent Group Full time
Solent Group work with a diverse portfolio of retailers and supply bespoke products within various categories, including Health & Beauty, Household Impulse Snacking and Reusable Bags. We are proud to be best-in-class when it comes to own-label product innovation. Our Categories are fast-paced with ever-evolving trends and a host of ground-breaking products coming to market on a regular basis – we add value to retailers by leading and owning each category.

Here at Solent we want people to be extraordinary. We pride ourselves on creating and producing amazing products and brands for our Global Customers. You will be joining a company with offices globally across South Africa, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Vietnam, and the UK.

The Opportunity – National Account Manager (Foods Division)

Solent Group is seeking a dynamic National Account Manager to build relationships with our customers and manufacturing partners. You will develop existing accounts and look for new business to add to our already prestigious portfolio. This role is responsible for planning and overseeing all aspects of projects while meeting set targets.

You will be an experienced National Account Manager within FMCG (ideally foods) who has an exceptional track record of maintaining and growing a customer base while ensuring all members of the team are motivated and inspired to hit business goals and objectives.

Strong commercial acumen coupled with a desire to go above and beyond is key for this role, Solent Group is committed to achieving the extraordinary together, we would love you to be part of our journey

Key ResponsibilitiesnBring your passion and enthusiasm to grow existing clients, alongside generating new businessnLive the Solent Values and work with your teams to drive the VisionnWork with all depts to ensure customer strategy is metnFormulate customer-specific sales plan/strategynYou will be working independently alongside a pre-set sales strategy to achieve account-specific budgetsnUnderstand customer KPIs, and targets and review performance, with knowledge and proposals to reach category standardsnRelentlessly pioneer the future and pursue ambitious growth opportunities in your customersnBe resourceful and employ innovative solutions to deliver value, gross margin & volume targets for your customersnContribute to the wider sales team and support other colleagues with their accountsnAssigning, monitor and co-ordinate project milestones and progress, with both internal and external stakeholdersnLead and plan the implementation of the project (resource, relationship, allocation)nEnsure visibility and feedback is maintained

About YounMinimum 2 years’ experience managing national accounts, ideally top 6 grocersnStrong commercial acumennRetail/FMCG/ Food experience essential, ideally top 6 grocersnExperience across our product categories, ideally in Foods/Manufacturing and or Private LabelnAppetite/experience with international grocersnDetail-orientated with an ability to multi-task and set prioritiesnExperience in Critical Path ManagementnResource Planning & AllocationnProject Risk AssessmentnFamiliar with using Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint

We OffernCompetitive salary and performance-based incentivesnFlexible working arrangementsn25 days holiday per annum, increasing to 27 days after 3 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ servicenExtensive benefits programmenLearning and development and progression opportunitiesnPension Scheme ContributionnSolent social events run by our inhouse Social TeamnCycle to work scheme

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At Solent Group, we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion across our global teams. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

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