Senior Account Manager

Location

Leicester | United Kingdom

Job description

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Account Manager to join a reputable and established supplier to the high street retailers and grocers. For this role you will need to have managed similar clients to Tesco. Ideally have experience working with License products.

The Role:

• Working to targets on existing accounts.
• Maintaining and establishing relationships.
• Manage and understand the critical path so key deadlines are met – including technical side.
• Identify and resolve client concerns – providing customer service at all times.
• Maintain an awareness of trends and competitor ranges.
• Negotiating with factories and buyers to achieve target margins.
• Customer development meetings.
• Manage the whole process from initial concept to completion.
• Working with internal teams and customers
• Negotiation of sales/cost prices, lead times and delivery dates with retailers and factories.
• General administration duties.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience working within a similar Senior Account Manager or Merchandiser/Account Manager role.
• Worked within a fashion supplier – industry knowledge
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate at all levels of the business and with external customers.
• Ability to manage current accounts including leading retailers and grocers.
• Exceptional communication and organisational skills.
• Excellent computer skills.

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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.

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Salary

£45k - £50k per annum