Account Manager
Milton Keynes
Account Manager (Beverages) Field-based – (Head office based in Milton Keynes) Up to £75,000 (DOE) plus 20% bonus of base salary & company car An exciting position has arisen for a Beverages Account Manager to join an award-winning global producer, marketer and provider of technology-driven natural ingredients within the beverage industry. This is a unique opportunity to work with a highly successful Account Management team that is committed to operational excellence.The Account Manager will maintain and expand relationships with large customers. They will also be responsible for achieving sales quota and assigned strategic account objectives.The Account Manager represents the entire range of company products and services to assigned customers. Leading the customer account planning cycle and ensuring customers’ needs and expectations are met by the company. You will need to demonstrate a desire to develop unique ways to grow the business with customers and provide solutions to management in the face of challenges. Essential skills You MUST be currently working within the Beverages industry and possess a minimum of 3 years experience in account management.
Degree (Desirable)
Experience in Fruit Juices, Soft Drinks and water
Experience working with alcohol is a desirable
Strong business development and relationship building skills
Stakeholder management
Experience of SAP
Fully conversant in MS packages
Proven track record in undertaking analysis, strategic planning and reporting
Value Chain Management
Market Intelligence
Territory Management
Strong Negotiation skills
Job specification: Developing existing Accounts and implementing sales initiatives
Improving processes in the entire end to end life cycle of design, development, manufacturing launch, execution, and delivery of global food and beverage branded outlets
Executing the annual sales planning and constantly updating customer-related forecasts.
Price structuring, taking Pricing Desk/Pricing & Trading Desk Juice guidelines regarding ordering cycles, batch sizes and payment receipts into account.
Ensuring and implementing customer projects and tracking sample and quote evaluation and contract status with intervention at the customer site where necessary.
Implementing and ensuring efficient and effective processes in the company’s internal IT systems and their documentation.
Encouraging procedural and organisational optimisations and implementing the corresponding measures in consultation with the line manager.
Ensuring that complaints are processed in accordance with the requirements.
Key Competencies: Leadership & Ownership
Operational Excellence
Development of People
Challenge, Innovation & Change
Great Team Player
Performance, Agility & Passion
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Knowledge Improvement
Customer Focused & Consumer Driven
Benefits Include : Flexible home working, company car, company bonus, Contributory Pension, Life Assurance, Private Health Care, 27 days holiday plus statutory + 8 days bank holiday and excellent training and development package