National Account Manager

Do you have a passion for Carpet & Floorcoverings and have experience of Managing National Accounts at a Head office level? 

About the Company

The company are a market leading organisation within the Floorcoverings sector, that are looking to strengthen their senior management team with the key recruitment of a National Account Manager.

The organisation has been expanding and are constantly looking for new business opportunities. It is an exciting time to join and develop your career within this leading company who want their employees to grow and develop along with the company. 

About the role

This role is critical to the sustainable growth and ultimate success of the business within the next decade and key points are;

 Main Duties and Tasks

• Fully embrace and deliver against the company principals and core values
• Manage large customer accounts for the company and build relationships with key personnel.
• Taking a proactive approach to account management.
• Management of existing Sales & Margin mix within your accounts, with a focus on business growth
• Development and introduction of NPD to your accounts
• Develop, agree and execute annual Joint Business Plans to deliver the agreed business growth.
• Compilation & delivery of branded customer presentations
• Network with national account customers at all levels in order to maximise all business opportunities.
• Works closely with the Marketing team to develop promotions, POS, NPD and account strategies.
• Conduct regular store visits to better understand Retailer / Competitor initiatives within the market (Product / Price / Promos / POS / Location / etc)
• Monitoring incoming orders and ensuring these are fulfilled effectively.
• Investigating and resolving account queries and issues raised on national accounts.
• Creating robust and accurate forecasting plans
• Negotiation & securing of Annual Trading Agreements

About the individual

The Ideal candidate will have the following experience

• National Account sales experience ideally within the Flooring sector ideally
• Previous experience dealing with National Flooring Retailer accounts at a head office level.
• Alternatively a passion for carpet/flooring and possesses management skills.
• Goal oriented, confident, outgoing, able to work well under pressure and succeed within a competitive environment.
• Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision.
• Strong organisation skills and experience of working with CRM or similar systems.
• A strong work ethic and a passion for exploring new opportunities to build business.
• Strong numerical reasoning.

Remuneration

Basic upto £75000, Bonus, Great Benefits and Car.

In the first instance please forward your CV to Russell Cripps russell@cavendishmaine.com

Reference: RC/5558

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