National Account Manager Hospitality

Our client: Leading startup food business that has grown successfully through start up and is entering a scale up phase Personable small close knit team that is expanding due to phenomenal growth Fantastic culture that is fast paced, entrepreneurial and growth focused This new role is due to growth The National Account Manager Hospitality role is ideal for a self starter who has experience of managing national accounts within the hospitality sector Home based role but ideally based London/South as will need to be in Head office 1 day a week (East London) The role: As National Account Manager Hospitality you will take responsibility for a large pub group and will have full responsibility for shaping and delivering successful JBPs and Promotional Strategies as well as managing account budgets and investment. Having responsibility for commercial negotiations the National Account Manager Hospitality will have full P&L ownership for customers and will be focused on building long lasting relationships with buyers and other contacts within accounts In the role the National Account Manager Hospitality will maintain a deep understanding of your accounts, their shoppers and strategy to identify opportunities for growth through successful activation and distribution gains. Ideal candidate: You will currently be an upward curve National Account Manager ideally but not essentially with hospitality experience, this can be in food or drink FMCG. Also open to candidates with delivery aggregator experience such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats It is essential that you can demonstrate a passion for national accounts and a flair for commerciality along with fantastic negotiation skills Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills you will be able to communicate and influence with stakeholders. As National Account Manager Hospitality you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to action opportunities to drive profit You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude Benefits & details: Salary up to £70k plus depending on experience. Plus bonus opportunity, pension and private medical. Fantastic fast paced, entrepreneurial and growth focused Role is home based but ideally need to live London/South as will need to be in Head office (East London) 1 day a week Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/17177/7. Confidentiality assured. Whilst we would like to respond to all our on-line applicants, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive. If you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately the relevant consultant has decided not to progress with your application. For alternative opportunities please search our vacancies on our website. Seven Search & Selection Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary (interim) workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.