National Account Manager

National Account Manager (Ref: SF46216) An international pet food manufacturer is currently recruiting a National Account Manager to join their UK team. In this position, you will assume complete responsibility for the channel for their UK operations. You will have full autonomy to grow this channel from entry brand challenger to a household name. The ideal candidate should have excellent customer service skills, effective communication abilities, and strong problem-solving skills. -------------------- ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:

• (O) Eligible visa: Permanent residence, Spouse, Partner in the UK or Ireland
• (X) NOT eligible: Student visa, requiring visa sponsorship, Working holiday, Graduate, Freelance

• Supporting the Head of the UK to deliver the Volume, Net Sales & Gross Profit annual targets across all PS customers
• Developing, negotiating, and executing of the annual joint business plans and promotional program
• Engaging with key customer counterparts to develop, align and execute promotions, activations, and sales strategies to deliver against targets
• Supporting Demand Planning process, focusing on baseline forecasting and promotional uplifts to deliver against internal and customer supply chain KPls
• Working with marketing, trade marketing, and category stakeholders to develop, sell-in and execute against strategies and tactics
• Securing new listings and increase distribution to aid in achieving goals for the priority brand portfolio
• Ensuring the company is the partner of choice for all customer stakeholders
• Holding yourself and your peers accountable to always living company values
• Building and owning customer relationships - demonstrate deep understanding of the needs of their customers at a strategic level and builds into short-, medium- and long-term strategies
• Updating and managing weekly sales reports to review performance and create action plans if required
• Actively demonstrating teamwork internally and externally.
• Able to take on additional responsibility as required by the business

• Skill sets across core National Account Management, digital marketing, In-store trade marketing, and print media
• Communication and influencing - can present and persuade in both written and verbal forms to internal and external stakeholders
• Cross functional team working - can work as part of a wider team to achieve shared company goals
• Commercial acumen - has a clear understanding of the impact of actions on volume, revenue, and profit
• Can develop the business with range extensions, NPD and new listings
• Creative - can brief agencies on artwork projects
• Proactive, self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable
• Has the ability to work effectively and maintain resilience in a fast-paced challenging environment
• Planning, project management and organisational skills - ability to develop and maintain reports, spreadsheets, and presentations to meet company and customer objectives
• Understanding of international cultural working ways