At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive sales and build relationships with key grocery accounts for our amazing snack brands.
- Company: Lotus Natural Foods, a leader in healthy snacking with a focus on quality and sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth opportunities, and a vibrant team culture.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on collaboration and innovation.
- Why this job: Join us to make a real impact in the healthy snacking industry and grow your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in account management, strong results-driven mindset, and excellent relationship-building skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Lotus Natural Foods, the healthy snacking division of Lotus Bakeries, manages a portfolio of five remarkable brands – BEAR, TREK, nakd, Kiddylicious and Peter’s Yard – each with a distinct proposition and role within our business. We aim for sustainable long‑term growth and believe that taste and quality are the cornerstones of our brand leadership.
Devise and deliver exceptional business plans with key customers, ensuring sales of our products are maximised at key trading periods. Manage P&L and forecasting of assigned accounts and deliver value, volume and GP% metrics. Build unrivalled cross‑functional relationships with key customer contacts across buying, supply chain, category & format teams. Work with the Category Manager to deliver insights that drive significant business benefit. Deliver top‑class visibility and penetration through bringing BEAR alive in stores (POS, secondary displays, samplings) and online. Utilise customer systems to maximise our sales including influencing availability, compliance, promotion management. Collaborate with the BEAR field sales team to ensure delivery of strong local activation.
Alongside living our TOP values, we are looking for someone who:
- Likely an existing National Account Manager with experience of working on Grocery accounts, or a National Account Executive seeking the next step up.
- Results driven – you can show examples of strong, tangible business results that you have led personally.
- Resilience and tenacity – obstacles don’t hold you back and you work effectively when faced with a tough buyer or tricky negotiation.
- Analytical – you are all over the data and can bring new and relevant insights on your accounts.
- Great relationship builder – you are personable and have a collaborative attitude to working with the buyer, getting the result we need for BEAR in a responsible and natural manner.
- A natural BEAR – you are a great fit for the team.
A couple of things that are not essential but would be nice to have:
- Experience in snack/cereal category.
- Online and Digital sales experience.
National Account Manager BEAR UK in St Albans employer: Lotus Bakeries, Milan
Lotus Natural Foods is an exceptional employer that champions a vibrant work culture focused on collaboration and innovation. With a commitment to employee growth, we offer opportunities for professional development and the chance to work with renowned brands in the healthy snacking sector. Located in a dynamic environment, our team enjoys the benefits of a supportive atmosphere where creativity and results-driven strategies thrive.
