National Account Manager

Requisition ID: 58806
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement:

We're Kerry Dairy Consumer Foods - a leading name in the food industry with over €370m sales revenue globally. Alongside famous British & Irish brands such as Strings and Things, Pure, Dairygold and Coleraine, we're also a leading producer of fantastic supermarket private label Butters, Spreads and Margarines.

We're made up of a team of brilliant people and big ambitions. Our products, many of which are household favorites, are eaten by millions of people every day.

We have a National Account Manager vacancy within our Kerry Dairy Consumer Foods business which will ensure we meet and exceed our customers growth ambitions. Our commercial team is an excellent place to drive development and progress your career, with both our branded and private label business in strong growth. We're looking for someone with huge amounts of energy and drive that can continue to drive growth with a 'we can if ' mindset. We encourage and thrive upon an entrepreneurial spirit in an inclusive environment. Our head office is in Staines (hybrid working model), but travel is required to customer offices as well as our own sites across the UK.

Day to day management and development of the specific account portfolio, covering multiple categories - brand and own label. Accountable for key sales & profit KPI's in line with business requirements

Delivery of Sales & Margin budget targets for designated Customer portfolio

Ensure JBP is a working document bought into by all stakeholders and reflects and achieves sales, profit & brand objectives for Kerry

Ensure account activities are in line with targets and objectives and that other Kerry functions are fully aware of plans

Development of Customer plans aligned with Channel strategy to deliver sales and margin targets. Including revenue by category, distribution plan, wiring plan, activation plan, NPD listing and implementation,

Actively work with Demand Planning to ensure that the customer sales forecast is accurately reflected in the business sales forecast

Keep the business informed of up to date account, channel and competitor developments

Co-ordinate and communicate with all relevant functions to ensure correct level of contact and resource given to specific account

Ensure all price and commercial agreements are aligned to Kerry strategies and fully implemented with the customer

Work with the Trade Marketing team to develop activation (promotion/trade marketing) plans in line with budgets and that will deliver Kerry Foods strategies

Degree

Analyse and interpret data

Numerate with a good understanding of business drivers

Experience of proactively managing key Customer account(s) in complex channel structures

Analyse and interpret all available data, so as to build sound arguments to gain customer buy-in to plans

Understanding of commercial elements and performance of the business

Build a robust portfolio plan, accurately forecast account performance and communicate same to the business

Identify key issues and trends and proactively develop and execute a plan to address

Understand business capabilities

Good customer awareness

Good excel and powerpoint skills

Living the purpose, vision and values of Kerry Foods

Build relationships

Connect with support and other functions as relevant

Communication and presentation

Coach and develop working team

Please note: We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where Kerry terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, we will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. This also applies to CVs or candidate profiles sent directly to any Kerry Hiring Managers .

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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