National Account Manager - South (Consumer Goods Brands)

Michael Page (UK); England; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

• Fantastic opportunity to join a marketing leading branded business
• Driving sales and profitable growth across a large South region

About Our Client

Leading consumer goods client.

Job Title: National Account Manager - South (Consumer Goods Brands)

Job Description

The National Account Manager - South (Consumer Goods Brands) will be responsible for the following:

• Drive profitable growth across the southern region of the UK, managing the relationships with trade partners and wholesalers for the professional / B2B channel for the business.
• Develop strong internal relationships across marketing, finance, supply chain, etc. to create strong working partnerships.
• Manage and execute customer sales plans for wholesalers and trade partners for the industry, being responsible for the financial performance of each customer in the region they will manage.
• Assess performance on a regular basis, including ROI for all promotional activity and campaigns.
• Monitor all relevant competitor activity and communicate this within sales meetings, forecasting, and reporting.

This role is field-based with limited office time; therefore, we require candidates to be motivated by field/remote working, where they will be tasked with driving strong face-to-face relationships with key customers.

The Successful Applicant

The National Account Manager - South (Consumer Goods Brands) will come with the following skills and experiences:

• Track record of account management and/or business development in the consumer goods industry (ideally looking for candidates from consumer electronics, electrical goods, or health, beauty, and wellness products).
• Excellent presentation and communication skills; strong relationship builder who enjoys being on the road in a field-based capacity.
• Experience in selling to wholesalers, trade sellers, professional trade channels, hair, beauty, spa, etc., salons.
• Excellent sales and negotiation experience.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and IT/Excel skills.

Ideally, we are looking for candidates who have a central base such as Surrey, Berkshire, or Hampshire, where they have good access to the south region in all directions.

What's on Offer

Competitive salary, company car, bonuses, and excellent benefits, plus strong career progression with a great business.