Account Executive
Posted 1 day ago by Greencore
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Tamworth, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Account Executive role at Greencore in Tamworth is a 12-month fixed-term contract focused on supporting National Account Managers in delivering exceptional service to customers within the food distribution sector. The position involves managing customer requirements, providing category analysis, and collaborating with various teams to enhance product offerings. Ideal candidates will have a background in food science or equivalent experience, along with strong analytical and communication skills. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and development within the company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage all day-to-day customer requirements, including research on the shopper journey, product sampling, and benchmarking sessions.
- Identify key insights on the product range and coordinate actions with category and NPD teams and customers.
- Assist in the promotional process of products as directed by the National Account Manager.
- Provide category analysis to support customer innovation and category processes.
- Validate and check data sets to ensure alignment of business information (e.g., sales forecasts).
- Own and deliver a reporting schedule to capture all business requirements.
- Maintain a database of knowledge and data related to customers.
Key Skills:
- Degree level education with a specialization in Food/Nutrition Science or equivalent work experience.
- Experience or knowledge of the food environment.
- Demonstrated analytical skills and numeracy.
- Strong communication skills.
- Full UK driving license.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Tamworth
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Opportunity: Account Executive - 12 Month FTC
Location: Tamworth
What you'll be doing
We have an exciting opportunity for an Account Executive to join our Greencore sales team in Tamworth. If you're eager to grow in account management and want to make a real impact within a leading food distribution business, this role is for you. You will play a key role in supporting our National Account Managers, ensuring our valued customers receive the highest level of service while working closely with teams across the business.
Your day to day responsibilities will include:
- Manage all day to day customer requirements to include research on the shopper journey, product sampling and benchmarking sessions
- Identify key insights on our product range and actions internally with the category and NPD teams and with the customer
- As directed by the National Account Manager, you will be involved in the promotional process of our products and activity
- Provides category analysis to support the customer innovation and category process
- Validation and checking of sets of data to ensure business information is aligned (e.g. – Sales forecast)
- Own and deliver a schedule of reporting to capture all business requirements
- Maintain database of knowledge and data relating to our customer
What we’re looking for
Ideally educated to degree level with a specialism in a Food/nutrition Science, have entered via an apprentice route or has equivalent work experience in a similar role/environment
Has some experience / knowledge of food and the food environment
Demonstrates analytical skills and is fully numerate
Has good communication skills
Full UK driving license
We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity. If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.
What you’ll get in return
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- Holidays
- Pension up to 8% matched
- Company share save scheme
- Greencore Qualifications
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities