Nation­al Account Manager | Leeds

Company: Cranswick Country Foods
Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: Competitive
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Summary

To provide effective, profitable, and progressive commercial management for a key retail account within the Slow Cook, Ready to Cook & BBQ categories. Day-to-day responsibility for the profitable growth of the Tesco account (Slow Cook, Ready to Cook, BBQ) as well as the development of new business for this account within Cranswick Country & Convenience Foods.

This will involve working closely with site teams (NPD, Purchasing & Planning, Technical, Operations & Logistics) across multiple sites: Cranswick Gourmet Bacon, Sherburn (Leeds), Cranswick Convenience, Sutton Fields (Hull) & Cranswick Country Foods Watton (Norfolk).

Main duties include (but not limited to):

  • Maintain day to day running of the account through effective management of daily orders & supply chain relationships.
  • Ensure forecast / demand plans are accurately updated & maintained, including budget planning.
  • Monitor, maintain & create costings on an ongoing basis and identify opportunities for increased profit.
  • Drive the promotional plan for increased sales acknowledging market conditions & opportunities with the trading teams.
  • Deliver initiatives in line with key customer and Cranswick business strategy pillars.
  • Understand & interpret site financials versus budget and scrutinize P&L
  • Maintain and administer open book costing model for respective areas.
  • Understand & drive supply chain strategy for respective areas.

Requirements, experience and person specification

  • Chilled and retail experience required (Top 4)
  • Sound understanding of the sales, marketing and NPD process
  • Strong communication, interaction & negotiation skills
  • Attention to detail and strong organisational skills
  • Proactive and flexible in working approach

A full job description is available upon request

Salary to be discussed at interview stage

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying and confirm this when submitting your application.

To apply, please submit your covering letter and CV

Please indicate salary expectations

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