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National Account Manager
- Aggregated by CV-Library
- South Yorkshire
- Permanent
- Full Time
- £36,000 - £50,000 Per Annum
Job Description
Take your next step in the food industry with this well-established, growing food importer and distributor.
You will become a key member of the retail team, where you report to the Commercial Manager, focusing on retail accounts. The accounts will include discounters (i.e. Home Bargains, Heron Foods) as well as a Top 5 grocery retailer. You will be working with an exciting and diverse product range across ambient and frozen categories.
Key responsibilities include:
-Building and maintaining long-term relationships with new and existing customers and suppliers
-Developing sales and expanding product distribution
-Managing customer accounts
-Conducting customer and supplier visits (a full driving licence is required)
-Providing feedback on customer opportunities and market information
-Monitoring sales and stock levels to plan supply effectively
-Tracking market conditions and pricing
-Preparing costing sheets and analysing costs associated with buying and selling products
-Monitoring and analysing existing contract balances
-Communicating effectively with internal departments to ensure smooth execution of tasks
-Using in-house systems including SAP, Microsoft Office, and the company intranet
-Troubleshooting and resolving day-to-day issues as they arise
About You
-You have a background in food, either from a sales, account management or buying background, with an interest in a role where you will work with both suppliers and customers
Your experience in food can be focused on retail, but candidates are also welcomed from a foodservice or manufacturing background
-You are eager to learn and take on a new challenge
-You are organised, proactive, and commercially minded
-You enjoy building relationships and working as part of a team
-You are looking for a role where you can genuinely build a long-term career
-Essential: You have a clean UK driving license.
What's on Offer
-Full training and support from senior leadership
-Exposure to a broad and exciting food product portfolio
-Long-term prospects for international travel to visit suppliers
-A team-orientated, office-based role with scope for progression
-25 days holiday + bank holidays
-Company car
If you thrive in a busy working environment where no two days are the same, this is an opportunity not to be missed. You will become a key member of this retail commercial team that is part of a growing business in the food industry.
As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website (url removed)
You will become a key member of the retail team, where you report to the Commercial Manager, focusing on retail accounts. The accounts will include discounters (i.e. Home Bargains, Heron Foods) as well as a Top 5 grocery retailer. You will be working with an exciting and diverse product range across ambient and frozen categories.
Key responsibilities include:
-Building and maintaining long-term relationships with new and existing customers and suppliers
-Developing sales and expanding product distribution
-Managing customer accounts
-Conducting customer and supplier visits (a full driving licence is required)
-Providing feedback on customer opportunities and market information
-Monitoring sales and stock levels to plan supply effectively
-Tracking market conditions and pricing
-Preparing costing sheets and analysing costs associated with buying and selling products
-Monitoring and analysing existing contract balances
-Communicating effectively with internal departments to ensure smooth execution of tasks
-Using in-house systems including SAP, Microsoft Office, and the company intranet
-Troubleshooting and resolving day-to-day issues as they arise
About You
-You have a background in food, either from a sales, account management or buying background, with an interest in a role where you will work with both suppliers and customers
Your experience in food can be focused on retail, but candidates are also welcomed from a foodservice or manufacturing background
-You are eager to learn and take on a new challenge
-You are organised, proactive, and commercially minded
-You enjoy building relationships and working as part of a team
-You are looking for a role where you can genuinely build a long-term career
-Essential: You have a clean UK driving license.
What's on Offer
-Full training and support from senior leadership
-Exposure to a broad and exciting food product portfolio
-Long-term prospects for international travel to visit suppliers
-A team-orientated, office-based role with scope for progression
-25 days holiday + bank holidays
-Company car
If you thrive in a busy working environment where no two days are the same, this is an opportunity not to be missed. You will become a key member of this retail commercial team that is part of a growing business in the food industry.
As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website (url removed)