National Account Manager

SF Recruitment have partnered with an established organisation near Sutton Coldfield who are looking to recruit a National Account Manager to look after a number of account within their various brands. Salary: £48,500 + bonus up to £5,000 Working pattern: full time with travel to clients in the UK and Europe Responsibilities will include:  To ensure that sales and profit from the account portfolio are delivered in line with company & customer expectations.  Coordination of customer service and trade marketing activities at a national level  To negotiate margins & promotional costs.  To develop exceptional relationships at all levels within accounts to ensure that are regarded as the number one, category-leading supplier  To actively shape and coordinate the UK & Ireland annual marketing response for your brands with the relevant internal teams  To understand the business objectives & strategies of your customers to ensure the development of relevant categories.  To drive category management & category development initiatives within accounts to ensure overall growth & margin objectives are achieved.  To negotiate NPD listings and promotional activity on an on-going basis.  To ensure exceptional customer service is achieved at all times by communicating effectively with both internal & external customers (both product technical and commercial problem solving may be required).  To liaise with all key internal colleagues & highlight recurring quality issues to the relevant department  To drive best practise to ensure that all account activities are clearly communicated within the business to ensure a professional & timely output.  To be responsible for accurate sales forecasts for all listed products - both standard and promotional lines.  To actively review and assess all promotional activity to ensure relevance and effectiveness and make recommendations on future activity.  To meet required Standards and Procedures  Comply with the Health and Safety responsibilities as defined in the company health and safety policy and ensure that any specific responsibilities are adequately delegated in their absence