Junior National Account Manager

Based in London. Salary £30,000 to £38,000 + Bonus and Benefits.

Company

One of UK’s fastest growing privately owned branded desserts manufacturers has created an opportunity for a Junior National Account Manager to join the team. The business has established themselves as one of the leading suppliers within the category they operate. Producing high quality branded and private label products the business has a strong presence across the grocery multiples retail channel. They remain highly profitable and they have recently invested their production facilities. Following growth of their UK business, they are now looking to appoint a Junior National Account Manager to support the wider commercial team and develop new business.

Role

As a Junior National Account Manager, you will support the wider commercial team across a number of high profile customer accounts. Accounts within the portfolio include, Waitrose, Ocado, Prezzo, Pizza Express, Zizi and Ask to name a few. In addition to supporting the further growth of the current customer base you will tasked with developing new trading relationships. Reporting into the Sales Director you will work closely with the entire Sales team as well as the Category, NPD, Purchasing, Technical, Planning and Operations teams. Key areas of responsibility will include; day to day relationships with the customers, sales forecasting and analysis, support with customer presentations and product demonstrations.

Requirements

The successful candidate for this position will have a minimum of two years commercial experience within an food manufacturing environment or FMCG business. The business operates a highly autonomous, entrepreneurial and reward led working environment, your growth within the business will be determined upon your success within the role. It is important that you have an interest in food, you have a good eye for detail and numbers, you are results driven and a real team player.

This position is office based from their site in North London.

For more information regarding this role please contact Aidan Goodall on 01943 667 280 or aidan@fmcgselection.co.uk