Business Account Manager - Tesco
- Large food manufacturer
- Autonomy to lead the growth of one of their biggest accounts
- People-focused culture
Better Placed are currently recruiting a BAM role for a well-known food business in Yorkshire. This company has business units across a range of categories and they are looking for a passionate, ambitious individual to lead their Tesco business across their ambient portfolio.
Main responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing a commercial Joint Business Plans (JBP's) with the customer
- Business Development to bring on new customers
- Delivering profitable and sustainable sales growth
- Controlling budgets and forecasting
- Launching and driving NPD
- Executing all promotional plans for product portfolio
- Building strong relationships with customer and key stakeholders
- Maintaining daily contact with customer and attending regular face-to-face meetings
- Keeping up with key category trends and identifying new business opportunities
What we need from you:
- Minimum 3 years in national accounts within Grocery
- Experience strategically managing a P&L and implementing growth YOY
- Great communicator both written and verbal
- Strong numerical skills
- Understanding of convenience food market
- Ideally a mix of branded and own-label experience (not essential)
- Commercially astute with strong negotiation and presentation skills
- Background in stimulating account growth and gaining new business
What's on offer?
- Competitive salary and package
- The opportunity to lead one of the company's high profile accounts
- A brilliant team to work with and learn from, made up of individuals from leading blue-chip businesses
- A great working environment, with likeminded, driven individuals, who work together as a collaborative and dynamic team
- Outstanding opportunities for development, and a business that promotes from within
- Flexible working, with the opportunity to work from home as well as in the office
