Customer Executive / Key Account Manager Histon, England
Job description
The Role
Hain Daniels are currently recruiting for a Customer Exec/ Key Account Manager for Histon. In Histon, we manufacture a host of ambient sweet spreads and jellies for our grocery brands. These includes Hartley's jams and jellies, Gale's honey, Rose's and Robertsons marmalade's.
Reporting into our Senior NAM (and Customer Controller) this Junior NAM/ Customer Exec hybrid role is a fantastic opportunity for a driven and ambitious individual. You will receive guidance and encouragement and be given the autonomy to grow the Hain Daniels brands and own label as we continue to retain and grow within the Grocery sector
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage customer portfolio, accountable for achievement of agreed targets (Sales, Profit, Distribution, NPD launches and Activation)
- Build and review annual Customer plans aligned with overall business strategy. Manage the plan and update quarterly (aligned to desired JBP outcomes).
- Sales forecasting, reporting and analysis (against Budget and YOY), sharing insights to build a more robust P&L.
- To create and implement a full promotional and shopper activation programme within the customer portfolio, dovetailed with the Marketing plan and operating within the agreed promotional and A&P guidelines.
What you will need for the role / what it will take:
- Education - Preferably Degree level
- FMCG sales background (Ideally Blue Chip) with experience of agreeing & managing JBPs
- Experience of Tesco Link and Sainsbury’s Horizon desirable
- Strong commercial acumen and attention to detail.
- Strong competency of Excel and PowerPoint software
What can we offer you?
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holiday days
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- A day off work to support our charity partners
- Flexible working options
- Pension
- Medical benefit
- And access to a HUB that offers many discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers
About Us
The Hain Daniels Group is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners.
Our Vision
To make it easier for everyone to lead a healthier, balanced lifestyle. Without our great team of people, this vision couldn't be our reality.
Top Talent across the UK
Over our 6 sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,300 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks. In fact, almost a third of our vacancies were internal promotions and transfers last year.
Our Business behaviours
As a business we strive to promote from within and our underlying business behaviours really enable us to drive this strategic objective. We believe we can provide an opportunity for all individuals to grow and achieve with Hain Daniels through demonstrating core behaviours such as ambition & energy, collaborative working, honest communication, innovation, delivering excellent quality, embracing versatility and equality
If Hain Daniels sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
