National Account Manager

at  Allied Bakeries

Allied Bakeries make the top bread brands Kingsmill, Allinson’s and Sunblest. Across our bakeries we make white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and more.
We take massive pride in our brands and all that we do, including our bakeries having one of the best safety performance records in the industry. We know that the success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team, so if you’re looking to join a business that values its people, encourages everyone to get involved and be the best they can be, we’d love to hear from you.
We encourage candidates to request any reasonable adjustments they may require throughout the recruitment process.

LOCATION: BELFAST

If you’re looking for a fresh challenge, there’s nowhere quite like Allied Bakeries. With instantly recognisable names like Kingsmill, Sunblest and Allinson in our portfolio. We are looking for a National Account Manager with proven account manager experience within the FMCG sector, preferably within the Food sector. You will be responsible for developing and executing tailored account plans across the multiple and convenience channels looking to achieve growth within your accounts and new business opportunities. Attractive salary, medical insurance, 10% bonus potential plus £6,500 company car allowance, laptop, phone, up to 10% employer pension contribution.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Reporting to the Commercial & Logistics Manager, you will be working within a small team of National Account Managers bringing forward innovative ideas that drive sales.

• To achieve volume and value growth within allocated National Accounts, you’ll develop and execute tailored account plans detailing account development activity, specific total category development plans, pricing structure and promotional activity
• Partner with the wider team to deliver the brand and regional growth strategy
• Relationship building will be key to your success, so you will need to build and maintain strong partnerships with a portfolio of our customers and with internal stakeholders.

THIS WOULD BE A GREAT ROLE FOR YOU IF:

• You have previous account management experience of working in the FMCG /food industry sector selling to the Multiples and convenience sector customers.
• High levels of numeracy and analytical skills and preferably with a degree level qualification
• You can demonstrate working in an extremely organised and well-planned way
• You are motivated, self-confident, and proactive
• You can demonstrate how you have identified and suggested improvements to working practices when presented with new information, new situations or shifting priorities and communicated the messages positively
• Set clear targets and objectives and inspire others to deliver, with a desire to not just meet but exceed targets
• You can demonstrate your ability to use your initiative to shape strategy to continuously improve & innovate to deliver the best results, leading by example and positively selling the benefits
• You can demonstrate a passion for Allied Bakeries brands.
  Our defining value is to ‘Be The Best We Can Be’. The behaviours we believe help us do this and are key to our success are: Aim High, I Do What I Say, Work Together and Everybody Matters.
  ‘We strive to ensure that all employee’s receive the resources they need to succeed, to build a diverse and inclusive organisation that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for consumers, customers and stakeholders’