National Account Manager

Overview

We have an excellent opportunity to join Birds Eye as a National Account Manager for Discounters in Ireland and International Exports, accountable for the planning and delivery of a profitable growth plan within the Birds Eye, Aunt Bessies and Goodfella’s brands.

Utilising category and consumer insight to influence the customer and delight the shopper at points of purchase to achieve key business targets

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for planning and delivering business plans, utilising consumer insight to achieve key business targets. This will be done by full implementation of the corporate calendar and negotiation of trading terms across all categories within the channels.

Responsibilities:

• Generating consumer business plans (JBPs).
• Developing profit-based account plans and budgets including identifying the customer’s key volume and profit drivers.
• Managing P&L of up to €20m.
• Monitor promotions and work closely with RGM and Commercial Finance to report real time learnings.
• Driving visibility and availability of Birds Eye SKUs within the customers.
• Identify new business opportunities within the channel.

Qualifications

We need a driven and experienced commercial professional with experience of the Irish market, as well as managing discounters and exporters.

• FMCG Sales / Account Management experience essential.
• Experience of Discounters in Irish market essential, with export experience preferable.
• Comfortable managing a P&L.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and proactive in communication.
• Understanding of teamwork and promoting high performing behaviours.

What we can offer you…

• An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential
• A culture where your part of a team, where you feel encouraged to make a difference.
• The potential to progress your career across different areas of the Nomad Foods Group

We’re on an exceptional adventure and offer a truly purpose led career. We aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future.

Who Are We…

This is a great time to join us! Birds Eye, owned by Nomad Foods, is the UK's no.1 branded frozen food company and is comprised of the Birds Eye, Goodfella's, Aunt Bessie's and Green Cuisine brands. Selling its first products in 1946, we have been providing high-quality frozen food for generations, and our iconic portfolio of fish, vegetable and chicken products now also includes a meat-free range, pizzas and roast joints and accompaniments. 2024 marks 100 years since our founder, Clarence Birdseye, invented the process behind frozen food as we know it today and we are immensely proud of our heritage as we continue to endeavour to serve the nation with better food, promoting the nutritional benefits and convenience of frozen food and the role it plays in helping reduce food waste.

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