National Account Executive

Role: National Account Executive- Grocery 
Location: HARIBO Castleford, Head Office
Working hours: 38 hours per week (hybrid working and flexible to meet the demands of the role)
Salary: Competitive plus you even get a company car! (Full UK driving licence required) 
Position type: Permanent 

We are on the hunt for a National Account Executive to come and join the sweet life of HARIBO in this BRAND- NEW position!

This is a fantastic opportunity to take a sugary seat within our Grocery channel, led by our Head of Grocery whilst also engaging with a whole host of key stakeholders including the wider Sales team, Supply Chain, Procurement, Plannning, Forecasting, Marketing as well as external customers. 

Within this role you will act as that much needed dedicated point of contact and ‘hands on’ support, with a key focus on daily customer issues and requirements. This could be your opportunity to make a sugary wave within the industry as you take the lead managing part of a National Account with full P&L responsibility or a group of key accounts. Not forgetting you will also have the opportunity to put your exploration hat on when developing new business opportunities! 

How you’ll contribute to the mix:

This is a fantastic opportunity to add a sugar rush to your career and delve hand-first into our Sales ‘packet’…

- Liasing with customer Supply Chain to ensure full promotion compliance, pricing, and timing
- Supporting in customer specific NPD, seasonal and themed event meetings to ensure full knowledge and customer follow up whilst also ensuring their effectiveness through the monitoring of customer EPOS data 
- Ensuring customer promotion plans are up to date and internal departments are also advised
- Producing customer presentations 
- Making off site visits to carry out monthly retail price monitors as well as checking promotion compliance and customer specific projects i.e. sampling 
- Maintaining product listings, customer pricing and RSPs
- Managing your own P&L linked to the main account you will be working with

Can you supply our essential ingredients?

Are you already operating as a NAE within the world of FMCG? We would 100% love to hear from you, this could be your opportunity to join us… the UK’s number one sweet maker!  

To enable sugary success, when in role we are looking for someone who is super self-motivated…this is your opportunity to let your initiative and imagination run wild. We are looking for someone who can leave their mark within the Grocery channel!

Organisation is also key within this role, are you a perfectionist with a key eye for detail? We are also looking for someone who has excellent interpersonal skills, are you able to build relationships with ease with a variety of stakeholders across an organisation? Finally time management and project management skills are also a must, we are looking for someone who is a natural when it comes to managing multiple projects. 

The extra sweet stuff:

- 31 days holiday plus 5 bank holidays
- Market leading life assurance
- 6% pension (matched by Haribo)
- Company mobile phone
- 20% discount in our stores
- Free onsite parking
- A supportive and dynamic induction period

If our sweet insights in this role have got you craving developing your career with HARIBO, why not apply today to join the mix!

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