Account Executive

**Account Executive -**

**Full time, permanent role - hybrid working pattern**

**Monday - Friday, Hours 9am - 5:15pm
Salary £24,000 -£27, 840 per annum plus excellent benefits package**

**Based in Surbiton, Surrey**

Are you a driven Account Executive who has experience working in the FMCG industry? Our client ,a global brand with UK HQ in the Surbiton area is seeking someone with experience in sales &/or marketing, customer services/support to join the Sales team inorder to drive the business and manage their existing and new clients overseas and in the UK.

If you have previous experience working in a similar role and within the retail industry, we would love to hear from you

**Key Responsibilities**
- Develop account business plans to deliver account strategy.
- Ensure agreed account targets are met.
- Develop promotions/programmes providing agreed profitability/ROI across the product range.
- Maximise opportunities by analysing accounts’ business and trends.
- Order management reporting, stock management and allocation, terms and pricing.
- Develop short, mid and long-term business plans, account targets and strategies.
- Manage approved and allocated retailer investment budgets.
- Complete weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc reports.
- Ensure sales databases are updated.
- Order management in SAP and DealerNet (retailer order portal) & Key Account Support
- Ensure invoices are correctly processed
- Provide support to internal partners and colleagues as required

**Person Specification**
- 1-2 years of work experience, preferably within sales, customer service/support
- Strong customer relationship skills
- Knowledge of SAP
- Strong verbal, written communication skills in English
- Intermediate/advanced Excel
- Commercial awareness and confidence communicating with retailers
- Negotiation skills
- Commercial profitability and ROI awareness
- Team player with ability to work collaboratively across the business
- A clear understanding of the wider business priorities in order to drive results
- Adaptable and willing to embrace change in order to respond to the changing requirements of the business
- Able to work well under pressure and enjoy problem solving
- Excellent attention to detail
- Provide support to internal partners and colleagues as required