Senior National Account Manager - FoodservicePosition Snapshot Business Area: Nestlé Waters
Senior National Account Manager – Foodservice
Field based role with a requirement to be in the Gatwick office 2 days a month as a minimum
Attractive Salary + car allowance + potential bonus + other fantastic benefits including 12 flexible days in addition to holiday entitlement. Although this is a full-time permanent opportunity, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discuss individual's flexible working needs, don't let this stop you from applying.
Position Summary We might be biased but we believe our Sales team here at Nestlé is pretty great and a unique place to work! We are currently recruiting for a Senior National Account Manager – Foodservice where you will have full accountability of the Customer Portfolio for Nestlé Waters (NWUK) within Foodservice and lead a team of 2 National Account Managers. You will develop the Foodservice strategy to accelerate and deliver profitable sustainable growth and drive pence per litre improvement through insight and selling the 4Cs way, delivering on sales fundamentals of P&L management, forecast accuracy, pricing and deductions.
This is a high-profile role within the Nestlé Waters Sales Team, working with strategically important accounts - the role is about delighting our customers and delivering exceptional results.
A day in the life of a Senior National Account Manager …
It's an exciting time to join the team as a Senior National Account Manager where you'll be responsible for managing the relationship between NWUK and Foodservice Customers and also the effective management of Nestlé Waters brand portfolio within Foodservice with full P&L accountability.
You will also be expected to keep abreast of competitor activity and market intelligence and support with the development of the wider channel strategies to ensure we have the tools we need to win in these areas now and in the future.
Key responsibilities of this role will also include: Manage and develop customer portfolio through 4C's selling, successful negotiation and effective implementation of agreements and joint business plans including onlineConstruct, maintain and track robust defendable trading terms and joint business plansBuilding and securing Internal approval of annual plans for the customersMonthly monitoring of agreed annual target for NNS, Volume (Litres), Mix (International vs Local) and Total Trade SpendEffective utilisation of data (EPOS where available, Market Data, Trends) working with CSD to build compelling and effective 4C's selling storiesEffective Trade Spend management and monthly book close processInvolvement in Pre and Post evaluation process to ensure effective use of trade spend where relevantVolume and Value forecast accuracy to support DF ProcessEnsure day-to-day account issues are dealt with effectively and efficiently and with customer focusZero Price queries and deductions and promo forms where relevant sent on time and correct first time.Active involvement in the Trading Call, Grocery MOR and Commercial ReviewBuilding effective relationships (new and existing) through appropriate contact strategy across customer baseWorking with NIM key stakeholders to leverage expertise and RTM.Providing effective channel intelligence to shape the ICP, OMP and the Monthly Business (MBS)Provide clear visibility of potential Risk and Opportunities within customer portfolio managed through the R&O TrackerWhat will make you successful?
To be successful, you'll already have some fantastic sales experience under your belt. You will be passionate, tenacious; results focused and enjoy working in a highly energetic, fast moving and dynamic environment. In addition, you will also have:
Proven FMCG Commercial experience in a sales role – ideally in the Foodservice channelExperience of working cross functionally and building relationships across different departmentsThe ability to credibly communicate and influence using reliable data and factsStrong interpersonal and communication skillsAbility to Think Customer and solutions driven approachClear understanding of Category dynamicsExcellent Category Management skillsStrong negotiation and presentation skillsNumerate with good understanding of P&LsWhy Nestlé?
In the Nestlé Sales Team, we are creating an environment where we all feel we belong, we are the best we can be, and we win together. We want people to feel they can be themselves, dare greatly and believe their best is yet to come.
We will actively encourage you to gain different experience in a wide range of roles including our Category Development teams. We want our people to have the breadth and depth of experience and as a result an unrivalled Sales career which could lead to senior roles both in the UK and across other markets.
Supported by our industry leading eBusiness and Sales Academies which develops you in all aspects of eCommerce, customer and category management, you truly can achieve your full potential whatever that might mean for you.
We will provide support and coaching to help you develop yourself in your career and as an individual, as well as offering great benefits that you'd expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus up to an additional 12 days flex leave, bank holiday exchange, competitive pension scheme and much more.
What you need to know
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