Account Manager

Account Manager - Fresh Produce All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description. Kent £40-£70k DOE Love fresh produce? Commercially minded and enjoy building strong customer and supplier relationships?

Or perhaps you're ready for a role where you can take more ownership, have a bigger say commercially and get involved owing an account? We're looking for an Account Manager to look after an established retail account, working across fresh produce and building relationships with both customers and growers.

What's in it for you? Competitive salary, depending on experience. The chance to look after an established retail account and really make it your own. Plenty of variety, with a mix of customer management, commercial activity and supply chain.

The opportunity to work closely with growers and suppliers internationally. Get involved in new products, ideas and category development. Work alongside friendly, experienced teams across commercial, technical, planning and operations.

The chance to make a real difference to customer relationships and business growth. What you'll be doing (and why you'll enjoy it) You'll be the main day-to-day contact for your customer, making sure things run smoothly while also looking for ways to develop the account and grow the business.

Day to day, you'll be: Building strong relationships with your customer and becoming someone they can rely on. Keeping on top of sales, volumes and margins, making sure the account is performing commercially. Working with growers to make sure the right product is available at the right time and at the right price.

Getting involved in pricing discussions, promotions and seasonal planning. Keeping an eye on forecasts, availability, service levels and waste. Sorting out any supply or quality issues and making sure the right people are involved.

Looking at what's happening in the market and spotting opportunities to grow the category. Getting involved in new product development, from looking at new varieties and formats through to bringing products to market. Working with internal teams to make sure everyone is pulling in the same direction.

Sharing ideas with customers around range development, new products and ways to improve performance. It's a busy role, and no two days will necessarily look the same. You'll need to enjoy juggling different priorities, getting stuck into the detail and building relationships with lots of different people.

Where you'll be doing it You'll be joining an established and growing fresh produce business with strong customer relationships and an international supply network. It's a business where the commercial team works closely with growers, customers and internal departments, so you'll get plenty of exposure to different parts of the operation and the opportunity to have your say.

What you'll need Experience in Account Management, Commercial Management or a similar customer-facing role. A background in fresh produce, food or FMCG. Experience working with retail customers would be a real advantage.

A good commercial understanding, including sales, margins and profitability. Confident communicating and building relationships with customers and suppliers. Good negotiation skills and the ability to manage different priorities.

Organised, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Good Excel and Microsoft Office skills. Experience working with growers, international suppliers, category management or NPD would be great, but we're really looking for someone who understands the fresh produce industry, enjoys working with people and has a good commercial head on their shoulders.

What next? Fancy finding out a bit more? For a confidential chat, give Georgie a call on, email, or drop me a message on LinkedIn. Don't worry if your CV isn't up to date. Just send over what you have and we can take it from there.

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