Offering a competitive salary and attractive job package, leading sports nutrition brand PowerBar is currently seeking a southern UK based Key Account Manager. The role offers an opportunity to combine a knowledge of nutrition and sport with strong sales and account management skills.
The team at PowerBar are seeking an enthusiastic and driven individual and have issued the following ad for the position…
To excel in your sport you have to set goals, be driven. You push hard. You strengthen your commitment. At POWERBAR, we play by the same rules. Commitment. Passion. And the push to help you succeed. We’re passionate about sports and fitness, health and wellness. That’s why we started POWERBAR – to help athletes reach their goals by providing convenient nutritional products and because of our passion and commitment across the board, Nestlé is at the pinnacle of the relationship between brands and consumers, with an unmatched profile of instantly recognisable global products.
As Key Account Manager – POWERBAR in our Gatwick-based team, your key responsibility will be to manage existing customers in the fitness and mass channel, in addition to growing the customer base – and the business – through new distribution and new account acquisition. That’ll mean taking a strategic approach to the channel, collecting and sharing market intelligence and make it available.
Key features of the role will include:
- undertaking regular account reviews
- ensuring the most effective supply chain
- active input and contribution to marketing concepts
- placement and proper use of POS material.
You’ll also be tasked with the careful management and monitoring of customer investment.
You’ll need a combination of strong sales/category management track record, with a proven sporting background encompassing a strong understanding of sports nutrition. Here, you’ll have established yourself as a key influencer and gained experience working with external partner sales teams. Totally underpinned by your passion for sport, your strengths and attributes will include:
- the ability to manage a P&L
- strong account planning capability
- a tenacious, results-driven approach
- a real flair for entrepreneurial thinking.
And your passion to win will never be far from the surface!
If we’ve just described you, your skills and your real passion, then get in touch by clicking the link below….
https://nestle.taleo.net/careersection/3/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=120003GZ
This role is seen as an excellent opportunity to join the Nestlé team in the UK, where the successful candidate will receive opportunities for personal development. He or she will be empowered to use the full breadth of skills in an environment where entrepreneurship and autonomy are the norm! The closing date for applications is Monday 28 January.
