National Account Manager

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Company Description

Job Description

National Account Manager - Remote based - with frequent travel required

£Competitive + attractive bonus, brilliant rewards and recognition scheme, company car & home-based contract

Are you looking to enhance you career within National Accounts?

Are you passionate about a career within Sales and want to work in a fast-growing food service business? This role could be for you.

Great opportunity for a talented National Account Manager to join the team at Fresh Direct. If you are as ambitious as we are and you're looking to progress a career in national accounts, then look no further!

As a National Account Manager, you will be accountable for an individual portfolio within Framework and Consortia and full responsible for performance, ensuring that company profitability, customer requirements and individual growth targets are met. You will also work with other departments as required to ensure that budgeted sales targets, account profitability, customer satisfaction and retentions are achieved across your portfolio.

What you will be doing;

• Fully responsible for profit and loss of a national account portfolio along with developing and executing strategic joint business plans with our customers.
• Owning and delivering against agreed Joint Business plans with Key Customers.
• Liaise directly with key stakeholders to ensure implementation of account plans.
• Responsible for price review implementation acting as a consultant and market experts for your customers.
• Understand competitor activity & proposals, ensuring you are always offering your customers the best local and national solutions.
• Comprehensive record keeping via Salesforce.

What we are looking for;

• Good commercial acumen with the ability to deal with numbers.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering against targets.
• You will also have a genuine interest in the hospitality industry and ideally hold some experience of working within national frameworks agreements, Supply chain, contract caterers, pubs and restaurants.
• Proven ability to build strong long-lasting relationships.
• First rate communication and presentation skills both verbal and written.
• Strong IT skills - PowerPoint and Excel.

Qualifications

Additional Information

At Fresh Direct everyone is welcome. We don't want you to 'fit our culture' we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don't just look at your CV, we're more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Fresh Direct and we recognise that Fresh Direct can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.

Fresh Direct

Built on a passion for food and feeding the nation, at Fresh Direct we are dedicated to making life as easy and efficient for the chefs, cooks and caterers we serve across the country. We are the leading specialist supplier of locally and globally sourced fresh produce and dairy across Great Britain, bringing the best of the seasons to chefs' menus.