National Account Manager - Foodservice

Our Client are a leading producer of specialist ambient foods based in London. They are currently looking to recruit a commercially skilled National Account Manager for food service & ambient ideally with a strong background in food. Job Purpose: * Develop, agree and implement the commercial strategy, agreed with the Senior Management Team. * Category Management. Ensure efficient management of the product range utilizing all aspects of category management, including promotions, sales. * Liaise with technical, purchasing, and production departments of the business that impact upon sales and influence these to deliver forecast requirements. * Manage communication and relationships internally and externally to ensure all relevant parties are fully informed on applicable issues and effective decisions are made. * Interact with relevant internal and external departments to ensure customer service level requirements are in the forefront and actively identifying methods of improvement. * People management, manage and provides PDP, support and direction for direct reports. * Develop and sustain a close working relationship with the Business' customers. * Actively seek out commercial opportunities for new commercial propositions for the business from new and existing customers to achieve Business goals. * Liaise with marketing and product development managers to understand product range and identify unique selling points, i.e. history of product, safety, quality. Using these points to sell the product/ranges. Requirements, Experience and Person Specification: * Understanding of relevant risk assessments and trained as competent to safe working procedures. * Understanding and application of hazard identification and near miss reporting. * Category experience, leading a product range with leading partners * Exposure to budget management, sales strategies * Management of people experience * Competent in Excel/Word/PowerPoint * Understanding of operating systems i.e., NAV Key Relationships: * Senior Management team * Marketing Manager * Development Manager * Operations Manager * Technical Manager Additional Information: * Ensure that you understand and adhere to your personal responsibilities with regard the Health and Safety at Work Act * To respect and honour the sentiment of the The customer ethical policies and codes of conduct, when interacting with your colleagues at all times. * To work in an Environmental and Energy efficient manner and to respect and honour the sentiment of the * The customer Environmental and Energy policies and Second Nature principles. * Where there are any Environmental Permit conditions in place, to ensure that where you have direct influence on these areas, then these are adhered to within the required limits. * To work in partnership with the Senior Management team on site to be part of the Culture of the site which drives Food Safety, H&S, Ethical, Environmental and Energy behaviours