Category Manager

4 tygodni temu


Kraków, Polska Finsbury Food Group Pełny etat

Business Account Manager

Location: Hybrid/ Remote working in the UK
Shift: Weekdays 
Salary: Competitive, Car allowance, Bonus with Opportunity for Growth

We have a new opportunity for a Business Account Manager to join our Commercial Team managing the Waitrose account.

Finsbury Food Group is one of the leading speciality bakery manufacturers in the UK. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards, and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. The bread for your morning toast, ready for butter-spreading or egg-dipping. The candle-filled centrepiece for a memorable celebration. The buns, muffins and other treats that turn teatime into quality time. We make 75% of the UK’s sharing cakes from retailer own brands cakes, tray bakes through to party cakes like Caterpillar cakes This is what we do, and why we’re in business. Baking brilliance makes every day special.

The Business Account Manager’s role is to create long-term, trusting relationships managing the Waitrose account, to support business growth targets and review supplier performance. They’ll conduct regular visits to suppliers, stores and FFG sites to review conversion opportunities, drive improved customer satisfaction and engagement, while building a network of contacts within the customers business to be the main day-to-day contact as they drive the account through the next stage of phase of growth at Finsbury Food Group.

This is a fast-paced role, where the successful candidate will have proven work experience either as an Account Manager, National Account Manager, Key Account Manager or as a Buyer within the Food Manufacturing or FMCG sector who is looking to develop their career. They’ll be commercially focused, with good numerical and IT skills. They’ll be able to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organisation, including executive and Board level.

This role offers remote/hybrid working as Business Account Manager will be required to manage their diary with travel to the client, suppliers, and our sites across the UK (Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester, Cardiff, Pontypool and Salisbury). 

There are exciting and ambitious plans for growth in progress and we are seeking to attract seasoned sales professionals to be part of this.

This is a great opportunity for someone to gain experience with one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses. They’ll work closely with a friendly and engaging team from both a site and group perspective, offering opportunities for growth and long-term career development.

This is what you’ll actually do


As the Business Account Manager, you will serve as the lead point of contact for all customer account management matters and build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships. Will excellent negotiation skills they will negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profits. The Business Account Manager will ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives. 

With strong communication skills they will clearly communicate the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders, develop new business with existing clients and/or identify areas of improvement to meet sales quotas whilst collaborating with the sales team to develop growth opportunities.

Ideally this is you

Previous experience in a similar National Accounts/ Business Account Manager position within a FMCG or Food manufacturing business Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and Board level Solid experience with MS Office (particularly MS Excel)  Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail  Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation abilities  Strong verbal and written communication skills 

What’s in it for you

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees Death in Service Benefit Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families) Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, yummy products) Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent) Employee Recognition Awards· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course) An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more

Our vision is to be the leading speciality bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more


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