Job Description
Our Client is one of the largest fresh produce providers in the UK & are at the forefront of modern farming and food production. They have an exciting new opportunity to join their commercial and category management team based in Cambridgeshire as a Commercial Account Manager.
Role Purpose
The purpose of this role is to assume a lead role in retail customer relationships and an alignment to supply strategy, while managing profitable performance and development of customers and categories.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage the day-to-day activities of each account, monitoring price, quality, and service
* Participate in weekly sales and raw material planning with category and site teams
* Produce monthly sales forecasts and manage promotional planning.
* Promote, develop, and maintain good relations with Customers, Buyers, and Technologists.
* Create long-term and short-term sales and marketing plans for customer key accounts.
* Develop profitable trading opportunities in core products and/or complementary lines.
* Co-ordinate the development of new products for your customers.
* Monitor and control profit and loss in line with KPI’s and BU target for customers.
Candidate requirements:
* Negotiation and influencing skills.
* Strong business acumen.
* Excellent Communication and relationship management.
* Situational problem-solving skills.
* Experience with working with major retailers
* Experience in the food and drink industry, fresh produce an advantage.
Package:
* 31 Days holiday per year including bank holidays.
* 40 hours per week Monday to Friday
* Salary sacrifice pension scheme available
* Cinema and Sky Store discounts
* Supermarket & other retailer discounts
* Health Cash Plan
* Holiday discounts
* Life assurance & income protection
* Employee referral scheme
* Employee Assistant Programme
* Cycle to Work
* Eyecare contributions
* Electric car salary sacrifice scheme.
* Learning, development, and training opportunities including mentoring.
* Regular social and charity events
* Engagement in local community & early careers events
* Onsite health checks, & annual flu jabs
* Regular wellbeing sessions
Please get in touch to find out more about this exciting opportunity, or apply with your CV today.