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Key Account Manager

United Kingdom
St Albans
We are Natural Balance Foods, an ambitious young company best known by our nákd and Trek brands.  We are devoted to making delicious, better for you snacks…and having some fun along the way too!    Founded in 2006, we have grown quickly to now be one of the UK’s leading Cereal Bar suppliers by offering consumers a healthy, wholefood alternative to the over-processed snack bars that previously dominated the shelves in UK Grocery.   Our nákd bars are “raw”, made with simple natural and wholesome ingredients like fruits, nuts, oats and seeds; they are free from gluten, wheat and dairy, are vegan, and the majority count towards 1 of your 5-a-day.  Our Trek bars are also free from gluten, wheat and dairy, are vegan, and packed with natural, plant-based protein to keep you going!   This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our growing, ambitious company, working alongside the small but expanding team of people here at NBF, as well as our colleagues in the Lotus Bakeries Natural Foods division; a family of brands that we joined in 2021.
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Job description

Working as part of the Sales team and working closely with the Head of Impulse, these would be some of your main responsibilities

  • Account management responsibility for route to market customers within the convenience sector including Booker, Costco & SPAR
  • Account management responsibility of key direct customers including BP and WH Smith Travel
  • Growing our share within managed convenience and symbols, working closely with route to markets and key end users
  • Identifying and opening new outlets and distribution points across the convenience and forecourt channel, with focus on core range
  • Increasing our visibility and driving trial and penetration within petrol forecourts
  • Supporting key end users with merchandising and planogram recommendations
  • Providing analysis and support to the grocery convenience channel i.e. Tesco Express, JS Local, etc
  • Working alongside wider Impulse team to develop and execute a cash & carry plan
  • Landing NPD and delivering against agreed distribution and sales targets
  • Full ownership of any relevant events and/or trade shows
  • Full P&L ownership which will include forecasting, budgeting, managing spend, agreeing a promotional plan, managing JBP’s and trade agreements

This role requires you to get stuck into/You will also take the lead in delivering against our commercial objectives, within managed convenience, symbols and petrol forecourts, whilst working in an innovative, fun, office environment.

We are a highly ambitious team and as a result, you will be given great opportunities to develop in the role and take on more responsibility quickly.

Profile

Alongside living our TOP values of Team Spirit, Open Dialogue, and Passion, the most important things we’re looking for from you are:

  • Strong analytical & commercial acumen
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills
  • Ability to build and develop great relationships, both internally and externally
  • Able to prioritise quickly in a fast moving, entrepreneurial environment
  • Previous experience working within convenience and forecourts would be preferrable, particaurly with Booker
  • Strong understanding of category data, sources, cutting data, evaluating and delivering a compelling sales proposition
  • Competent in Powerpoint/Excel/Word
  • Hands on approach and real go getter
  • Ideally educated to Degree level
  • Happy to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in!

You will enjoy a face paced environment, be flexible and adaptive, be a great team player and possess good communication and interpersonal skills

Meeting room Nakd

"I love the variety of work. Each day is different and I am never bored! From reporting on monthly results, pulling together budgets and forecast, commercially supporting new product development, the variety is endless."

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Rozi Prekop

Finance Director Natural Balance Foods

Offer

Grasp the opportunity to join an ambitious and driven team with a mix of talents! Being part of a fast growing, international company, you will get tons of on-the-job-learning and acquire new insights.

In addition, you will be part of a culture where passion, team spirit and open dialogue are our main drivers.

And of course, on top of that, you can enjoy delicious branded snacks every day!

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