National Account Manager

National Account Manager (Grocery) Alexander Steele Recruitment is working exclusively on an exciting opportunity with an excellent Food Manufacturer. Grocery & Discounter customer-focused. Location- Dublin (Hybrid). Salary up to €60,000 (DOE) + Car allow + 10% bonus. This role will be working closely with the Head of Grocery Sales and other internal stakeholders, being responsible for the management of designated customers including customer relationships, account administration, forecasting, new product introductions, promotions, pricing, and day-to-day customer account management. Responsibilities: Key contact for day-to-day enquiries (internal & external) and proactively working with the cross-functional teams to remedy any issues that may arise. Build a strong working relationship with customers including buyers, supply chain & store operations. Commercial & product presentations to the customer when required. Support store execution of all product ranges. Liaise with key store operation colleagues on product & brand performance, delivering feedback on how best placed the products are positioned in-store. Build comprehensive product knowledge of the portfolio & competitors across the ISB markets. Full ongoing analysis of customers' performance utilising both company & customer data. Provide accurate & timely sales forecasts and analysis to the business across all customers. Full responsibility for accurate account administration. Experience: Previous experience in Account Management in the food or FMCG industries is essential. A high level of customer focus (within the Grocery channel) and exceptional relationship-building skills. Excellent verbal and written communication/presentation skills with the ability to communicate strategies at all levels. Strong commercial awareness and market knowledge - experience with a range of Irish supermarkets. Strong analytical and numerical skills, with demonstrated ability to make commercial recommendations from data. Proficient in MS Office including PowerPoint and Excel. Experience working with SAP is desirable.