Account Manager

3 days ago

Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom Barfoots Full time

The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented Account Manager to join our dynamic Retail Sales Team. In this key role, you'll act as the primary point of contact between Barfoots and a selection of our valued retail customers—building strong relationships, driving account growth and ensuring seamless coordination across procurement, operations and the supply chain.

We're looking for a committed, reliable and proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and can consistently deliver results through effective collaboration and communication.

Location: Head Office, PO21 3PX.
Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain strong, trusting relationships with retail customers
  • Develop and execute sales plans to meet or exceed agreed-volume and revenue targets
  • Identify expansion opportunities across product categories, promotional periods & new customer segments
  • Negotiate contracts, price structures and promotional activities
  • Effective management of sales budget
  • Provide the business with accurate information to assist with monitoring, planning and forecasting short & long-term sales
  • Use customer sales data to support consumer insights and drive commercial actions to grow sales
  • Monitor retail market trends, promotions, competitor activity, and customer behaviour
  • Leverage insights to refine category strategies and enhance value propositions
  • Work with Commercial Manager on managing and influencing customers & attending customer visits
  • Support Commercial Manager on general account administration with all customers

Requirements
Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience

  • A strong understanding of customer relationship management
  • Able to operate effective as part of a team as well as individually
  • Proactive and self-motivated
  • Ability to flourish in a dynamic working environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Good commercial awareness
  • Ideally educated to degree or equivalent level
  • Previous FMCG or Food/Produce experience an advantage

Benefits
Why Work for Barfoots?

  • Investors In People Silver Award status
  • Company pension scheme
  • 24/7 Online GP access
  • Life Assurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Benefits Platform
  • Development opportunities
  • Discounted leisure membership
  • Discounted vegetable box scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free onsite parking
  • Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications
  • Committed to Sustainability

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