National Account Manager
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | South Yorkshire, Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire |
| Area | North East, UKNorth West, UK |
| Sector | Sales & Marketing |
| Salary | Up to £65,000 Basic + Bonus + Car/Car Allowance + Benefits |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Shelley Velati |
| Job Ref | SV/108972 |
| Working | Hybrid |
- Description
Are you an experienced National Account Manager with a successful track record in the housewares, kitchenware and/or tableware?
Do you have experience managing major grocery retailers alongside own label product development, and enjoy building long-term commercial partnerships?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.
The Opportunity:
Our client is a highly respected and innovative supplier of quality housewares products, working with many of the UK's leading retailers. Due to continued growth, they are looking to appoint an ambitious National Account Manager to take responsibility for growing and driving business with key grocery and retail accounts.
The Role:
Reporting to the Sales Manager, you will:
- Manage and develop relationships with major UK grocery and retail customers.
- Drive profitable sales growth across branded and own label product ranges.
- Lead annual commercial negotiations, joint business planning and promotional activity.
- Work closely with buying teams to identify opportunities for new product development.
- Manage the complete own label process from concept through to launch.
- Deliver accurate sales forecasts, budgets and account plans.
- Collaborate with product development, marketing, supply chain and customer service teams to ensure exceptional customer delivery.
- Analyse market trends, competitor activity and customer performance to identify growth opportunities.
About You:
We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Proven national account management experience within the housewares, kitchenware, tablewares sector.
- Experience managing major grocery retailers (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose, Co-op or similar).
- Strong experience of own label and retailer project management.
- Excellent commercial negotiation and relationship-building skills.
- Strong commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, forecasts and promotional plans.
- Highly organised with excellent analytical and presentation skills.
- A proactive, driven and collaborative approach.
What's on Offer?
- Up to £65,000 Basic + Bonus + Car/Car Allowance
- Performance-related bonus.
- Car/Car allowance.
- Pension.
- Join a growing, successful business with a strong product pipeline and exciting plans for future growth.
If you're a commercially driven National Account Manager looking for your next challenge within the housewares industry, we'd be delighted to hear from you.
Apply today or contact us in complete confidence to discuss this opportunity further.
Contact: Shelley Velati
Reference: SV/108972
Sector – Housewares/Tableware/Homeware
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If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application.
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In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine.
