National Account Executive

We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is For everyone, for life, for good.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.

Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is For everyone, for life, for good.

Job title: National Account Executive - Europe

Location: Manchester

Contract type: Permanent

WHO ARE WE

PZ Cussons is an international consumer goods business, headquartered in Manchester, UK. We employ just under 2500 people across our operations in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Childs Farm, Cussons Baby, Imperial Leather, Morning Fresh, Original Source, Premier, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of our employees and communities everywhere are at the heart of our business model and strategy and captured by our purpose: For Everyone, For Life, For Good.

If you want to join a business in transformation with exciting growth plans and the opportunity to work flexibly and finish at 1pm every Friday, apply to work for us today.

The Role

We are looking for a motivated and tenacious National Account Executive with great relationship building qualities, who is solutions driven and pragmatic, and is incredibly motivated with excellent communication skills. You will be reporting to the Senior National Account Manager and you will be supporting and working with the rest of the Commercial Sales team.

Duties/Accountabilities

• Responsible for ensuring the promotion plan is executed to maximum effect and is implemented in-store as per the brief

• Complete all NPD / product documentation as directed by the SNAM (internally & externally)

• Working with the demand manager to optimise all available inputs to deliver and communicate to the business a clear and accurate forecast

• Develop customer relationships across all functions (supply chain, marketing, merchandising and prom management)

• Deliver insights from the data sources (IRI.TNS & Kantar) and work with the SNAM to optimise these ideas across the customer

• Demonstrate with colleagues, clients, and suppliers’ habitual behaviour with winning team principles

• Ensure you and your team comply with legal, regulatory, and other standards as directed by the company

Key Attributes/Skills:

• Graduate with a degree in business or marketing, ideally with experience in account management or field sales in FMCG

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel demonstrating the use of analysis to develop plans

• Experience of working with external partners (Retail or Distributor) ideally in a business development role

• Understanding of the retail, media & digital landscape

Equal Opportunities:

At PZ Cussons, we value diversity and make sure everyone feels included. We want our team to reflect society and our global customers. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and your unique perspective helps us develop brands and create new products for our consumers.

Please note that we are not able to offer visa sponsorship or assist with relocation support for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the country where this role is located before applying.

If you need extra support during this process, please inform us so that we can accommodate your needs appropriately. It is important to us that all candidates feel recognised and have a good experience with PZ Cussons as part of our commitment to inclusivity.

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PZ Cussons is big enough to make your mark, small enough to make it yours. Apply to join us!