Jobs in Sutton, surrey, united kingdom

The role reports to the Sales Director for UK & Ireland Ready Meals & Fresh Meat.

As Key Account  Manager you will have close interaction with other Key Account Managers Retail and Business Support teams in the UK and also liaise with Group teams including ESG External Affairs and MarCom. Therefore consistent and clear dialogue with all key stakeholders is imperative to allow you to expand the company message through building diverse working relationships. You will be managing existing accounts driving new business therefore have a very close and collaborative relationship with the Key Account Managers and Sales Director responsible for the customers. To this end you will be required to have a high degree of resilience and fortitude to face head on the challenges that the role will bring. You will ensure the smooth running of projects and you will provide clear unquestionable communication to the teams. As an integral member of the team you will need to lead by example working closely with key stakeholders across all areas.

External

• Grow sales & profit by expanding product range upselling where possible
• Work collaboratively with the business to convert Sales strategy into new business or business growth
• Understanding the opportunities within the market place now and in the future
• Work within the parameters of business capability adhering to lead times production constraints
• Develop a collaborative working relationship with internal stakeholders
• Responsible for managing a portfolio of existing customers both commercially and via NPD
• Presenting sales documentation on a monthly basis to an agreed format and timescale
• To develop customer relations through frequent meetings and face to face time
• To drive margin improvement through entire portfolio
• Ensure all business has a benefit to the company and is profitable to manufacture
• Work closely with the customer and deal with any issues effectively & confidently reaching a mutually agreeable solution for the customer operations / production and the business
• Work within the parameters set out by the company
• Effectively challenge customer ideas whilst providing alternative solutions that fit with company capability and customer need
• Align with customers & retailers sustainability goals deliver Faerchs circularity message and influence decisionmaking.
• Stay updated on market trends including circularity carbon reduction life cycle analysis and total cost of ownership to identify new opportunities against alternative materials plastic reduction and competitors.
• Manage key projects from inception to completion to ensure effective delivery.

Internal

Additional Information :

Working at Faerch means working in an innovative and openminded company that increases the commitment and motivation of all employees. It is important to us that everyone has the same opportunities that there is an open exchange and that we value each other. The power of diversity in backgrounds ways of problemsolving personal knowledge gender and culture fosters our growth and inspires the whole organization. Because the key to our success is the diversity and dedication of our employees

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Fulltime

Key Skills

IT Hardware,Ado,Agriculture,Market Research,Art And Craft

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1