National Account Manager

National Account Manager - Toys Accessories - Midlands - £35-45K base
Ref: 13539UJ
Location: South West/West Midlands/South Midlands

THE ROLE:

We are recruiting for a National Accounts Manager to work in a well established and design-led children's product business. The role will be to maintain agreed minimum GP margin, formulate sales strategy, achieve UK revenue targets, sales forecasting, analysis of customer spend and ensuring that new products are listed with existing accounts. Clients will range from top tier retailers and some specialist independents. An ideal candidate will have 3-4 years non-food (ideally toys, licensed children's products) into National retail experience with excellent negotiation skills and be highly commercial.

THE COMPANY:

Our client is both a highly credible and significant in the children's product sector, their products are extremely desirable and have been extremely successful in penetrating this competitive marketplace with notable success. Very much a team-orientated business with a people-focused and supportive culture.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Based in South Midlands/South West corridor.
• Must have experience of selling into the major retailers.
• New business and account management within the children's product sector.
• Strong FMCG background.
• Proven experience in maintaining and exceeding sales targets.
• Excellent rapport building skills.
• Strong negotiator.
• Strategic sales planning experience.
• Identification of marketing needs.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Product launch experience.

THE PACKAGE:

Basic Salary: £35-45,000 basic

Benefits: bonus + car

Please email your CV to ursula@aarca.co.uk

We thank all applicants who respond, but please be advised that only those short listed for interview will be contacted.

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