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 thier commercial and category management team based in Cambridgeshire as a Category 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