National Account Manager - Greater Manchester

National Account Manager

Job Title: National Account Manager

Location: Northwest / Greater Manchester

Salary: c£40k – £45k + benefits

If you have previous experience in a National Account Manager/Sales Manager role within food manufacturing, particularly looking after key retailers including Tesco / Sainsburys / Aldi / Lidl then this one is for you!

The Candidate:

• Selling and negotiation using a structured process
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Strong interpersonal skills and understanding of customer dynamics.
• Engaging and persuasive presenter with the ability to build an immediate rapport.
• A proven ability to undertake a wide range of activities to drive sales growth.

Your next mission.

• Develop account business plan strategies in accordance with overall sales and company.

• Work with customers and their teams to continually identify new opportunities within their business or their customer base to grow sales and profit of products.
• Ensure existing business is retained by understanding customer needs and fulfilling these by aligning and coordinating all internal colleagues.
• Agree regular demand forecasts by product line with major customers and liaise with Customer Services / Forecasting to ensure these are processed in line with required delivery date.

• To continuously identify, prospect and win new business within the allocated customer base and within prospects accounts.
• Build long term relationships with customers to help them sell more of our products.

The Company:

• My client is a market leading manufacturer that has seen impressive growth in its sector over the last few years.
• An opportunity now exists for a National Account Manager to further develop and grow their portfolio.

To apply for this exciting role, please send a copy of your CV quoting ref HM15333 to hannah.mcgrail@silven.co.uk or for a confidential discussion, please call me on 0161 832 7463.