Quorn Foods are delighted to be recruiting for a Senior National Account Manager to join our growing foodservice function on an initial 6 month fixed term contract.
The Role
Due to rapid growth and increased opportunity within our foodservice function, we are now looking to recruit for a Senior National Account Manager to focus specifically on the Route-to-Market Wholesale sector.
This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver substantial growth, where you will be tasked with delivering the UK Route-to-Market strategy for a portfolio of national accounts such as Sysco UK, Hopwells & Holdsworth Foods.
Working closely with the wider National Account Management and existing Route-to-Market team, you will lead a small team and work together to unlock key business focused sectors across the sector. Delivering against budgeted sales, spend/profit measures, you will identify incremental business opportunities whilst developing and negotiating investment programmes which deliver unit compliance and ROS improvements.
Initially, this role will be a 6 month fixed term contract with potential for extension/to turn permanent. Applicants MUST be able to start by 2nd January 2025.
This role will be a home-based role with travel to Quorn sites, team meetings and customers as and when required.
What experience you'll need to have:
1. Demonstrable background in a commercially focused role within the Foodservice Route-to-Market/Wholesale channel and the respective customers
2. Clear hunger and drive to constantly hunt for new business opportunities & develop customer growth/investment plans
3. Previous experience of working with Sysco UK in particular
4. Passion for food and the Quorn product portfolio
5. Ability to create, develop and implement channel and customer strategies with a track record of delivering success
6. Excellent negotiation, communication, influencing & presentation skills
7. Ability to manage budgets and analyse data with competent use of Microsoft Excel
8. A passion for healthy, sustainable products which are better for our consumers and the planet – you don’t have to be a vegetarian to work for Quorn!
What you'll get in return:
* A Competitive Salary
* Company Car
* Enrollment into our Company Bonus Scheme
* 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays (plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year!)
* Generous Pension and Life Assurance Schemes
* Employee Assistance Programmes (we're a Gold Sponsor of Grocery Aid along with our own internal Wellbeing Champions)
* Health & Wellbeing support with Digital GP services, free flu jabs, eye tests and discounted gym memberships
* Free Quorn products on-site to take home and share with your friends and family!
To apply for this vacancy, please follow the relevant link to submit your CV and Covering Letter. We look forward to receiving your application.
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