Account Manager
Kingston
8:30am - 4pm or 10am - 6pm
Hybrid working
£45,000
An organic food company based in Kingston are on the looking for an ambitious Account Manager to join their growing team.
The Account Manager will need to be extremely comfortable nurturing and growing existing/new accounts within the wholesale and health food trade channels.
Account management responsibilities:
- Full P&L responsibility for the customers in your portfolio.
- Negotiate trade terms, price increases, promotional plans and activation.
- Increase distribution of existing range, gain new listings and launch NPDs.
- Pursue new business opportunities across in the channel in the UK and in key EU markets.
- Build a strong working relationship with the customers engaging stakeholders at all levels and represent the Company with pride in all relevant forums.
- Monitor performance of commercial activities and prepare monthly reports for senior leadership team.
- Annual planning and budgeting.
- Previous experience within the wholesale, online or grocery channel with full responsibility over P&L, JBP + Budget where applicable. Prior experience with wholesale customers would be an advantage but not essential.
- Strong knowledge of market trends including competitor activity and industry innovations.
- Strategic, analytical and commercially minded with attention to detail.
- Drive, determination and commitment to get things done.
- Excellent organisation skills.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Result driven and confident to achieve Company targets.
- Friendly, enthusiastic, like minded team - vibrant office working environment
- Flexible working hours (start between 8.30-10am finish between 4.30-6pm)
- Hybrid working model (3-days per week in-office and 2 days from home)
- Real opportunities to grow in your career and develop your skills as we scale the company
- Free product samples and new product testing sessions
- 25% off trade prices on all food products
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