National Account Manager Cash and Carry in London

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 25 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 26 countries, and employs approximately 4,700 people.

Role Overview

Campari Group is looking for a National Account Manager - Cash and Carry to join the Commercial team based in London, United Kingdom. This role requires a commercially minded, customer and consumer focused individual with the ability to quickly build customer relationships and partnerships, to deliver strong sales across their account base, building insight-led business plans to deliver key commercial and brand metrics. In addition, the candidate will be able to deliver excellent consumer-focused activation and evaluation. The successful candidate will report into the Business Unit Controller – Route to Market (Cash and Carry).

Key Responsibilities and Activities

• Route to Market customers will include a range of cash & carry operators and their associated businesses, including convenience stores and e‐commerce.
• Develop and maintain customer relationships in order to increase business performance, develop sales opportunities and increase profitability.
• Arrange, implement and manage joint business plans with specific channel customers, that ensures delivery of key agreed volume and margin targets aligned to the commercial and business unit strategy.
• Support line manager with key business tasks in line with channel strategy, e.g. Tradeshows.
• Promote teamwork and collaboration across Route to Market team.
• Analyse consumer, customer insight and sales data to include in comprehensive customer proposals.
• Maintain a strong awareness and understanding of the spirits and licensed trade market to ensure business plans and practices adequately reflect market and customer changes / demands.
• Ability to work cross‐functionally with the wider Campari UK team, including Customer Marketing, Finance and Brand teams.
• Identify sales volume / value growth opportunities through ongoing analysis of customer and market performance.
• Commercial accountability for delivering against targets and developing mutually beneficial existing relationships.
• Working within a recently established channel specific Trading Terms framework, linking investment to specific criteria.
• Ability to influence key customer stakeholders to secure distribution, new and improved feature and new business.
• Develop new business alongside the Business Unit Controller and Route to Market team.
• Delivering accurate financial and volume forecasts.

Key Relationships

Reporting Lines: Reports to Business Unit Controller – Route to Market (Cash and Carry).

Other Internal Relationships: Wider Commercial team, Channel & Customer Marketing team, Marketing team, Finance team, Supply Chain.

External Relationships: Key stakeholders across account base portfolio, Third party agencies, Sales data providers.

Experience

Essential

• Solid track record of successful account management and negotiation.
• Experience working with route to market customers.

Desirable

• In‐depth experience of the UK drinks industry / FMCG.
• Demonstrable category knowledge and proven track record of implementing initiatives.
• Good understanding of how to develop e‐commerce business via online customer platforms.

Skills

• Excellent knowledge of the UK On and Off-Trade market framework.
• Good understanding of the Route to Market supply model for Spirits.
• The ability to tailor plans and target a diverse customer base.
• Natural relationship builder with excellent communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to derive insight from data.
• Robust commercial understanding and financial acumen.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to interact and deliver change cross‐functionally.
• Strong team player who is also able to work autonomously.
• Ability to influence peers/stakeholders and senior management both internally and externally.

What's on Offer

• Be part of an inclusive, talented, fun, dynamic, passionate and welcoming team!
• Competitive salary, generous bonus scheme and car allowance.
• Private Medical and Dental healthcare available to you and your family at no extra cost.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Generous pension scheme where employees contribute 2% and the company contributes 8%.
• Enhanced parental leave & pay and access to coaching for new parents.
• Fitness allowance to support your mental and physical wellbeing.
• Access to a wide range of learning resources including LinkedIn Learning.
• Life assurance cover of four times your annual salary.
• Income protection.
• Support for your charitable fundraising efforts.
• Enjoy our portfolio of brands with our product allowance.

Ready to Make Your Mark? Apply now and help shape the future of one of the most exciting channels at Campari UK.

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