Duties:

• Support in the management and development of key customers
• Provide market leading category management to support customer aims of sales and share growth
• To deliver outstanding understanding of service expectations to the business and ensure these expectations are met
• Support in the establishment and development of commercially beneficial relationship with your customers
• Work within the team to implement, evolve and communicate a joint category plan for all required areas
• Achieve all sales, volume and margin targets within the account
• Provide on time weekly sales forecasting to the business
• Provide the business with accurate account information for the use in longer term forecasting and programming
• Work within the team to deliver constant out performance versus retail and supply competition
• Contribute creatively and technically towards the promotion and development of the product range
• Continuously evaluate the supply chain to identify cost savings and opportunities to improve the quality and freshness of the product.
• Liaise with internal departments (supply chain, procurement, technical, operations) to ensure quality and timely delivery of product
• Liaise with procurement and supply chain teams to address sourcing and availability issues
• Liaise with relevant 3rd party packing sites to ensure clear communication and delivery
• Understand and communicate technical issues with the customer commercial team where necessary and liaise on these issues internally with technical and quality teams to achieve satisfactory resolution
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the market sector including consumer trends, competitor activity and product lines
• Support in the delivery of profitable business growth
• Ensure the adherence of administrative and financial systems and controls
• Provide summary information regarding sales, volumes, margins and prices as and when required
• Update internal and external stakeholder with relevant market data