Account Executive – Food & FMCG
Knebworth, Hertfordshire | Permanent | Competitive salary
Predominantly office-based, with occasional customer visits
Do you enjoy building customer relationships and spotting opportunities to grow an account? We’re recruiting an Account Executive for a growing, family-run food business in Knebworth.
You’ll work with established food brands and help develop existing customer accounts, including Ocado, one of the company’s key customers. It’s a good next step for someone in sales, account management or sales support who’s ready to take on more responsibility for customer relationships and account growth.
What you’ll be doing
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Building strong relationships with existing customers and responding to their day-to-day enquiries.
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Identifying opportunities to grow sales, expand product listings and introduce new products.
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Supporting customer promotions, pricing discussions and account reviews.
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Monitoring sales performance and preparing reports and forecasts.
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Working with marketing, logistics and supply chain colleagues to resolve issues and deliver a reliable service.
What we’re looking for
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Experience in sales, account management, sales support or business development.
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Confidence speaking with customers and a commercial approach to developing accounts.
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Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the initiative to follow things through.
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Confidence using Excel, Outlook and other business systems.
Food or FMCG experience would be an advantage, and we welcome applications from people with relevant experience in other sectors