National Account Manager - FMCG Consumer Products

National Account Manager - FMCG Consumer Products 
Manchester
Highly Competitive Salary Package

We a family owned branded producer of quality non-food consumer goods supplying leading multiple retailers. The leading brands they own are household names; their products are used in nearly every home in the UK. They now have an ambitious plan to significantly build upon their £40m turnover both through the introduction of exciting new products and also by growing substantially their UK and overseas markets.

Employing 400 worldwide but headquartered in the UK, this unique business designs and manufactures products in North Manchester yet operates international bases in Germany, France, the USA & China. 

The company has world class products, facilities and systems. It also has a dynamic can do approach to business and is regarded as a great place to work. It is profitable and well financed.

This presents an extremely rare and attractive opportunity for the correct candidate to join a fantastic business that is going places. 

This new role will report directly to the Head of Sales 

The National Account Manager Role:

+ To manage major national retail accounts with P&L responsibility
+ Identifying and developing key growth opportunities within accounts to increase sales and profitability
+ Protecting and developing existing contact relationships across all departments
+ Working with customers to provide correct forecasts to ensure high levels of customer service 
+ Delivering high levels of customer satisfaction & engagement through a consistent service

The Ideal Candidate:

+ A sales professional with an exceptional level of business acumen & commercial awareness and a drive / hunger for winning sales and achieving success
+ A track record of successfully managing growing business and profits with major national retail accounts. Ideally in non-food consumer goods products
+ Computer literate and financially astute, with a good understanding of profit management, forecasting and trade spend fund management
+ Well organised with the ability to work across teams to understand all aspects of customer operations
+ Articulate with strong communication and presentation skills

If you think the above sounds like you then we would love to hear from you. Please include details of your location and current salary details with your application.