National Account Manager - 12 month fixed term contract

National Account Manager - 12 month fixed term contract

Job Description

This role is a leading commercial role in JDE Ireland and involves critical collaboration with key commercial partners. It also involves close contact with other functions across the JDE UK & Ireland businesses.

This National Account Manager will lead the JDE brands’ sales at some of our leading customers . The role requires effective business planning, superb customer communication and maintaining a deep-rooted insight on how these customers behave. The need for accurate pricing, zero credits & aligned customer deductions means tight controlling of JDE’s customer investment is paramount.

The individual will lead the insight from direct customer interaction and data, proactively sharing opportunities and risks to aid in the management of JDE’s business in nominated customers. The National Account Manager will work closely with our Revenue Planning team, Category Development Manager, Shopper Marketing Manager, the Supply Chain team, the UK commercial teams and all relevant third – party partners.

Qualifications

Education

• SAP and Microsoft Office Competent

Experience

• Must have direct facing customer experience or equivalent
• Experience in a similar role would be desirable
• Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Must be highly organized
• SAP – savvy with an ability to become a commercial software super-user
• Creative approach to problem solving
• Must be able to foresee any issues within pricing and course-correct

Additional Information

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Jacobs Douwe Egberts Ireland is committed to fulfilling its ambition to become Number 1 coffee supplier in Ireland. JDE Ireland’s strategy is simple – it is to trade consumers up to higher value coffee and the National Account Manager will play an integral role in delivering this.

JDE is the Coffee Pure Play Number 1 supplier globally and No.1 supplier in the grocery trade in Ireland. JDE invests heavily in its portfolio which includes Tassimo, Kenco, L’OR and Maxwell House.