National Account Manager - Tesco

Location: Field Based - Travel to London and Customers when required.

Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None?

We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter!

AG Barr has been quenching the nation’s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK’s most loved drinks brands.

Employing around 850 people across four business units and seven UK locations, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

At our core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks. Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, we brighten people’s lives with refreshingly different drinks.

We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio, including Irn Bru, Rubicon, the functional drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges. We have also recently strengthened our premium portfolio through the dual acquisition of Fentimans and Frobishers, a strategic move increasing our presence in the high-growth adult soft drinks market. There's never been a better time to join us!

What we’re looking for…

We’re looking for a National Account Manager to help lead, build, and drive our Tesco Account within AG Barr. You will be primarily focussed on new sub-categories we have entered or are  entering into within Soft Drinks. As our Tesco National Account Manager, you will be leading one of our most important accounts within the business and will oversee the performance and delivery of strategic initiatives for Tesco. This role requires a deep commercial understanding, strong negotiation skills and the ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with our customers, to drive mutual growth. 

As our Tesco National Account Manager you will work directly with the Tesco Controller to:

• Lead on your categories within Tesco to drive accelerated growth within the account, taking ownership of the P&L for your area, including: leading JBP negotiations, proposing and managing promotions and spend, forecasting and reporting accurately internally through the monthly cycle. 
• Develop a strong understanding of your P&L and how to drive profitable, sustainable growth within the account, to deliver against the growth objectives for the business.
• Build compelling strategies for your categories which are aligned to both AG Barr’s & Tesco’s priorities to develop a win-win growth plan for both businesses
• Establish strong relationships internally with the cross-functional team (shopper, category, digital, supply chain, category etc) and externally with key Tesco stakeholders.
• Build comprehensive joint business plans with Tesco, in collaboration with the Tesco Controller and other account managers, to leverage our strategic partnership and land key business objectives.
• Own the process for weekly, period, and annual forecasting for Tesco, and use multiple data sources (Dunnhumby, Kantar, Circana) to analyse insights and turn into tangible action, in partnership with the Category team.

What you’ll bring…

• Experience in account management within an FMCG environment (Tesco/Top 4 experience preferable).
• Strong understanding of P&L management, forecasting, and business development within the grocers. Proven ability to build and deliver joint business plans and negotiate effectively to drive results.
• Experience in managing senior-level relationships internally and externally. Ability to influence decision-makers and effectively present at various organisational levels.
• Strong IT skills, including proficiency with CRM, forecasting tools, and Google Office.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Lots of energy, positivity and a drive to be part of exciting change!

What we offer…

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

• Bonus
• Up to 34 days holiday 
• Flexible holiday trading
• Living Wage Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Peppy Health
• Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashback, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
• Life assurance
• Save as you earn scheme
• Staff sales discount
• Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
• Pension
• Annual salary review
• Ongoing professional development

And much more!

To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.

Our large factories produce multi formats across a number of high speed modern lines, to high quality standards whilst maximising production outputs and minimising overhead costs and whilst we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!

Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now!

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