National Account Manager| TOY | Package £55,000- £69,000 Depending on experience to + great benefits! | Buckinghamshire
**12 month Fixed term contract**
The company
This role is with a leading Global Toy company who have some of the best brands and most innovative products in the industry! They are looking for a strong National Account Manager to join the team to cover a maternity contract. This is an exciting opportunity to gain some real exposure within one of the best companies in the industry.
The business boasts a fantastic team and culture, they also offer their employee's hybrid and flexible working. They enjoy working collaboratively 3 days per week in the office. The senior leaders within the business understand how important is balancing work and family life so their core hours are 10am-4pm on office days with employees able to make the time up around these hours flexibly from home.
The Person
I can only consider candidates with recent experience working as a National Account Manager for another consumer goods business, it doesn't need to be Toys but a similar market would be preferable (such as entertainment, nursery, gift, home ect). I am looking for a hard working, friendly individual who is a real team player that will hit the ground running and has a desire to develop/progress.
The role
- Developing bi-annual business plans
- Deliver product presentations, business proposals and ad plans to customers on time
- Understand the customer timelines and proactively provide customers with all information and materials required
- Work with support team to develop forecasts
- Timely and effective review of actual performance to ensure goals are achieved
- Manage customer specific budgets and update salesforce
- Communicate clearly and efficiently with customers.
- Work proactively and effectively with team members to deliver best possible customer service
- Work in a team environment, providing feedback and coaching to your account management team
- Quickly gain a thorough understanding of all account business objectives and marketing plans
- Develop innovative sales and marketing led account plans that will maximise the business' performance within each account
- Co-ordinate trade marketing and marketing activity within your accounts to ensure delivery of planned volume, distribution and profit targets
- Maximise account profitability through strategic business planning
- Work closely with accounts to gain joint agreement on objectives for sales growth whilst managing each account selections process
- Negotiate at senior level to ensure the business maximises the advantage of long term supply agreements and optimises all elements of the marketing mix
- Accurate forecasting and working closely with the planning team to ensure stock is delivered to accounts as required
- Flexibility regarding accounts managed
- Actively work as part of a team to create a solution oriented culture, leading by example
- Maintain and further develop the strong commercial and personal relationships between you and your account base to ensure you remains a preferred supplier
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