National Account Executive - Flint, United Kingdom - Acorn Recruitment Limited

Acorn Recruitment Limited

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Flint, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

National Account Executive - FMCG

Flintshire - National Remit

This role will cover UK retail accounts.

The role is intended to develop the incumbent and equip him or her with the skills required for account management.

In this respect whilst the below describes the full extent of the key tasks it is envisaged that the individual will build-up the tasks and responsibilities over a period of time.

The duration will be determined by the progress against objectives, reviewed by the incumbent and the line manager.

Role Duties:

Assist the Senior Business Manager with the following aspects of customer management:
Routine customer enquiries
Meeting preparation
Some participation in customer meetings, particularly category reviews and NPD sessions
Preparation of costings and price quotes
Ad hoc issues such as stock enquires etc.
Develop and manage relationships with directly managed customers in order to maximise NPIs sales opportunities
Ensure that, where required, there is a coordinated approach to the multifunctional contact between NPI and those customers
Acquire and maintain a detailed understanding of NPIs products, processes and manufacturing capabilities so that these can be matched to customer requirements in the most effective manner.
Develop a detailed understanding of the customer's business, the competitive market place, category performance and consumer insight, in order that NPI can secure its position as a 'trusted category advisor'
Hold regular meetings, where required, with designated key customer contacts in order to effectively pursue NPIs business objectives
For direct accounts, where appropriate, identify and exploit new product development opportunities
For designated customers, effectively manage the customer's product range
Produce a monthly forecast for directly managed customers ensuring that it effectively communicates all known customer activities

Experience:

Commercial experience in an FMCG environment
Some experience of working in an ownbrand environment
Ideally degreelevel educated
Experience of working in an international business environment would be an advantage

Acorn Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.