Account Manager at Barfoots of Botley

Chichester, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

15 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer Relationship Management, Proactive, Organised, Self-Motivated, Communication Skills, Commercial Awareness, Negotiation Skills, FMCG Experience, Food Industry Knowledge, MS Office Proficiency

Industry

Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Description

The Role An exciting opportunity for a talented Account Manager, or an experienced Account Executive ready to step up, to join the Non-Retail Sales Team at Barfoots. The role focuses on delivering strong customer service and driving profitable growth by building relationships, spotting opportunities, and making Barfoots a key partner to customers. You’ll be part of a business with a clear mission to deliver great-tasting vegetable products that are good for you, good for the environment, and easy to use. This is anautonomous role with support, suited to proactive individuals comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Reporting to the Head of Non-Retail Sales, you’ll manage your own accounts while working closely with internal teams. You’ll need to be well organised with good attention to detail, supporting high service levels, managing budgets, tracking performance against forecasts, and sharing clear commercial information to support decision-making. This role suits an ambitious Account Executive or early-career Account Manager looking to step up and take greater commercial ownership, initially managing customers within the box schemes sector of non-retail, with scope to take on wider responsibility over time. Key Responsibilities Build and deliver account plans to grow sales and profitability Use market, customer, and consumer insight to support commercial decisions and new product ideas Deliver a high level of customer service and support account growth Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders Provide accurate information to support planning, forecasting, and performance tracking Proactively manage customers and organise customer visits and reviews Manage costing and pricing for existing and new product opportunities Negotiate pricing and commercial terms Handle day-to-day account administration Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience Experience managing customer relationships Comfortable working independently and as part of a team Proactive, organised, and self-motivated Able to work at pace in a dynamic environment Strong written and verbal communication skills Good commercial awareness Confident negotiator At least 2 years’ experience in FMCG or food / produce preferred Experience with meal-kit or box scheme customers such as HelloFresh or Gousto is highly desirable Confident using MS Office; Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Excel Why Work for Barfoots? Investors In People Silver Award status. Company pension scheme 24/7 Online GP access Life Assurance Employee Assistance Program Benefits Platform Development opportunities Discounted leisure membership Discounted vegetable box scheme Cycle to work scheme Free onsite parking Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications Committed to Sustainability

Responsibilities

The Account Manager will build and deliver account plans to grow sales and profitability while delivering high levels of customer service. They will manage customer relationships and provide accurate information to support planning and performance tracking.