Senior Account Manager

Senior Account Manager - Grocery Alexander Steele is recruiting on behalf of a well-known Food & Beverage manufacturer supplying the UK's Retail channels. Our client is one of the fastest growing brands in their sector. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team as a Senior Account Manager looking after major grocery accounts. This role will lead on 4 of the biggest customers and report directly into the Head of Sales. Hybrid Working - 2 / 3 x per week in the Office (London Area) • £65k - £80k Dependant on experience + Bonus + Benefits What your tasks are: • Launching NPD into new categories. Working closely with product, category & brand teams to build insight-led proposals. • Identifying & realising opportunities to build distribution points & increase rate of sale of the brands products. • Planning & delivering promotions & activations – working alongside the trade marketing manager to bring the brand to life, in-store & online. • Building commercial strategy tailored to your accounts needs & negotiation business plans to deliver profitable growth. • Building & maintaining a volume & net sales forecast to inform procurement & investment plans, reporting variances to forecast. • Working closely with the supply chain teams to ensure excelling on-shelf availability. • Updating & analysing weekly retail sales data & sharing insights to the wider teams. • Evalutating effectiveness of trade spend investments & inputting to commercial strategy. • Sharing retailer feedback internally to wider functions. • Supporting junior members of the sales team. Required: • A minimum of 6 years of experience within sales or account management. • Experience working in a consumer goods brand that supplies major UK retailers. • A growth mindset – you’ll be ambitious and ready to grow with the business. • Analytical thinker – you use data to inform your decision making. • Creative problem solver – you consider multiple angles and ask what you would need to be true to make things happen. • Amazing communicator – ability to build relationships & influence. • Commercial acumen – able & comfortable managing a full P&L. If you would like to find out more about this great opportunity, please apply with our most recent CV or contact me: sam.gilmour@alexandersteele.com