Account Executive

Are you looking an exciting and varied Account Executive role within a fast growing, entrepreneurial business offering lots of progression for the right person.  You will be working with creative and unique products to supply them into retailers in the UK and oversees

Duties and Responsibilities Include: Account Executive "Product as a Service" FMCG

The ideal candidate will be ambitious, commercially minded, highly organised and confident dealing directly with customers. Previous account management experience would be beneficial, but we are equally interested in someone with strong potential or commercially minded graduate who is ready to step up into greater responsibility.

A genuine interest in craft is important to us. Ideally, we would like someone who enjoys or understands areas such as knitting, crochet, yarn, sewing, kids’ craft or general crafting. We want someone who can genuinely engage with the products and understand what will excite both buyers and consumers.

The role of Account Executive FMCG "Product as a Service" will include:

• Managing their own customer accounts
• Building strong relationships with buyers and customers
• Preparing quotations, presentations and range proposals
• Managing samples, product development and critical paths
• Following up opportunities and helping drive account growth
• Working closely with our design, operations and supply chain teams
• Supporting larger strategic accounts where required
• Identifying new product and sales opportunities

Someone currently working as an Account Executive, Junior Account Manager, Assistant Buyer, Buyer’s Assistant or within a craft, gifting, stationery or consumer products business, Graduate in Marketing, Communication , Branding

Salary negotiable - £28,000- £35,000

Office hours are 08.30am to 5pm

22 Days holiday plus banks

Free Parking

Could suit a commercially aware Graduate, Buying, Catergory Manager, Account Manager, Account Executive, Brand, NPD, Product as a service. Crochet, Yarn, Sewing, Kids’ Craft or general crafting Consumer Products, Hobby