At a Glance
- Tasks: Support Grocery accounts, manage promotions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Company: Join Lotus Natural Foods, a leader in healthy snacking with exciting brands.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, vibrant office culture, and opportunities for career growth.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic environment with a focus on health and well-being.
- Why this job: Be part of a fast-growing company making a difference in the healthy snack industry.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and 2 years of FMCG account management experience required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Lotus Natural Foods, the healthy snacking division of Lotus Bakeries, has a portfolio of 5 incredible brands: BEAR, TREK, nakd., Kiddylicious, and Peter’s Yard. We have great ambitions for all our brands, ensuring that we deliver sustainable growth over the long-term. We believe that taste and quality are 100% of what underpins us as brand leaders within our categories.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the fastest growing healthy snack company in the UK for a Grocery National Account Executive, supporting the Senior National Account Manager across lead Grocery customers. This role will report to the Senior National Account Manager with the scope to develop into a Key Account Manager.
Key focus areas of the role include:
- Assisting on Grocery accounts on a day-to-day basis, including supporting with new line listings and delivering the promotional plan.
- Working with supply chain to ensure all ranged stores have stock, highlighting and addressing gaps.
- Ensuring all products are correctly positioned and tagged online, forecasting, EPOS & Invoice tracking with the use of retailer systems (Connect, Together With, SkuTrak, etc) and ongoing promotional reviews.
- Working cross-functionally with Operations on customer forecasts and with Category and Shopper Marketing teams on range, distribution, display, and feature.
- Attending meetings with the SNAM where appropriate and building a network of key contacts within the account base.
- Getting out to store regularly to ensure activity is happening and to review the competitor set.
- Working with the account lead and Category team to develop engaging sell-in stories for new products.
Profile:
- Right-To-Work within the UK (without sponsorship).
- Minimum Education to Bachelor’s Degree level.
- 2 years Account Management Experience dealing with FMCG buyers in either a Field Sales Executive role or Regional Account Manager.
- Results orientated and able to deliver account/channel targets.
- Numerate, understanding of P&L’s and margins with good attention to detail.
- Strong selling skills to win/influence buyers and internal teams.
- Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Passion for health and well-being.
Please note this role is a full-time position at our offices in St Albans, with four days a week spent on-site.
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At Lotus Natural Foods, we pride ourselves on being a dynamic and innovative employer that champions personal and professional growth. Our vibrant work culture in St Albans fosters collaboration and creativity, allowing employees to thrive while contributing to our mission of delivering sustainable growth across our exciting portfolio of healthy snack brands. With a commitment to employee development and a supportive environment, we offer unique opportunities for career advancement within a rapidly expanding company that values health, quality, and teamwork.
