National Account Executive Convenience
Campari America
Sales & Business Development
London, UK
Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2023
Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.
Role OverviewCampari Group is looking for a National Account Executive, to the join the Convenience commercial team.This role requires an ambitious, self-motivated individual that is hungry to seek new business opportunities and play a big part in bringing the Convenience strategy to life. We are looking for a commercially minded, resourceful and focused individual with the ability to network and quickly build customer relationships and partnerships to deliver best in class consumer focused activation and evaluation.The successful candidate will report into the Convenience Account Controller.
Key Responsibilities And Activities
- Support the Convenience Controller with the overall implementation of the channel strategy and assist with the development of Nisa, Spar & Costcutter
- Identify, recruit and manage an incremental account base of Multiple Site Operators (MSO’s)
- Develop and maintain relationships in order to engage & educate key stakeholders, developing sales opportunities and increaseing profitability
- Support in the development, management and implementation of joint business plans with the key MSO’s to ensure delivery of key targets aligned to the channel strategy
- Influence & excite key stakeholders to secure new distribution
- Deliver best in class in-store convenience activations
- Support with key business tasks in line with channel strategy, e.g. trade shows, distribution drives and engagement of key wholesalers/field sales teams
- Analyse insights and sales data to include in comprehensive customer proposals
- Maintain a strong awareness and understanding of the spirits and licensed trade market to ensure business plans and practices adequately reflect market and customer changes / demands
- Commercial accountability for delivering against targets, securing new business and developing mutually beneficial existing relationships
- Delivering accurate financial and volume forecasts
- Convenience cross-functional working group
- Wider Commercial team
- Customer Marketing team
- Brand Marketing team
- Finance team
- Customer Services & Supply chain
- Key wholesalers in account base (and their field sales teams)
- Multiple Site Operators & store managers
- 3rd party agencies & data partners
- Minimum 3 years of sales experience in the UK drinks industry / FMCG
- Solid account management experience with track record of successful negotiation and category understanding
- Experience in winning and managing groups/Multiple Site Operators
- Experience working with wholesalers
- Good understanding of how to develop business via customer online platforms
- A self-starter who is able to work both independently & as part of a team
- Excellent networking, relationship-building and communication skills
- Strong analytical skills and ability to derive insight from data
- Robust commercial understanding, good numerical and negotiation skills
- Resourceful, adaptable & investigative
- Agility to interact and influence with different levels internally & externally
- Proficient in using MS Office applications