National Account Executive Ecomm in Manchester

Location: Manchester

Contract type: Permanent

WHO ARE WE

PZ Cussons is an international consumer goods business, headquartered in Manchester, UK. We employ just under 2500 people across our operations in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Childs Farm, Cussons Baby, Imperial Leather, Morning Fresh, Original Source, Premier, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez. Sustainability and the wellbeing of our employees and communities everywhere are at the heart of our business model and strategy and captured by our purpose: For Everyone, For Life, For Good.

If you want to join a business in transformation with exciting growth plans and the opportunity to work flexibly and finish at 1pm every Friday.

The Role

We are looking for a motivated and tenacious individual with great relationship building qualities, is solutions driven and pragmatic, and is incredibly motivated with excellent communication skills. You will be reporting to the eCommerce National Account Manager, and you will be supporting and working with the rest of the Commercial Sales team.

Duties/Accountabilities

• Responsible for ensuring the promotional plan is executed to maximum impact and is implemented in accordance with the agreement with the customer.
• Complete all New Product Development and Product documentation as directed by the Senior National Account Manager (internally & externally).
• Work with Supply Chain to review and adapt the monthly forecast to ensure an accurate view of both Sales Value and Volume is predicted.
• Manage trade spend across accounts, ensuring accurate spend is planned for promotions and any online activation.
• Develop customer relationships across all functions (supply chain, marketing, merchandising and promo management) with all accounts.

Key Attributes/Skills:

• Graduate with a degree in business or marketing, ideally with experience in account management or field sales in FMCG.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel demonstrating the use of analysis to develop plans.
• Experience of working with external partners (Retail or Distributor) ideally in a business development role.
• Understanding of the retail, media & digital landscape.

Equal Opportunities:

At PZ Cussons, we value diversity and make sure everyone feels included. We want our team to reflect society and our global customers. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and your unique perspective helps us develop brands and create new products for our consumers.

Please note that we are not able to offer visa sponsorship or assist with relocation support for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the country where this role is located before applying. If you need extra support during this process, please inform us so that we can accommodate your needs appropriately. It is important to us that all candidates feel recognised and have a good experience with PZ Cussons as part of our commitment to inclusivity.

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