Account Executive
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Could you be our new High Street Account ExecutiveHave you ever considered a commercial role working with High Street Retailers Building strong relationships and driving growth with your accounts
We have a fantastic opportunity to join the High Street Strategic Account Team at UK Greetings. This is a great opportunity for somebody that would like a career within a Commercial role!
This role involves working as an integral part of the team and will have input into identifying opportunities and developing and implementing Product and Category Strategies in order to drive productivity and profitability.
Working closely with the SAM Director key responsibilities will include input into the creation and of strategic plans to leverage key consumer category and shopper insights. You will directly input into the P&L (profit and loss) and have a full understanding of endtoend decisions and the contributions they are making. The role will also require a high level of administrative support in the day to day internal and external process of a retail account contract including all aspects of operations and merchandising.
Key activities and responsibilities include:
- Working directly with SAM Team Director to develop and monitor key operational and retail metrics that will assist in driving profitable sales for UKG and the customer.
- Understand and input into setting annual sales targets creating forecasts and profit contribution models while working with the SAD (Strategic Account Director) and other internal contacts where appropriate.
- Input into Everyday & Seasonal Customer Inventory Project Management.
- Manage the Customer cost price file.
- Manage monthly accruals with finance.
- Monitor individual store performance and investigate variances in Sales & Availability.
- Monitor 3rd Party Logistics invoicing.
- Working with the Supply Chain Analyst Inventory Customer & Product Manager and the customer to minimise obsolescence and seasonal returns.
- Process and check all Everyday & Seasonal returns for approval by SAM Team Director
- Develop a positive relationship with the customer and support the SAM Team Director with daytoday contact
- Work with the Supply Chain Analyst Merchant planner & Inventory to understand all processes and their impact on retail
Skills and Experience:
- At least 3 years commercial experience across Sales / Retail / Buying / Merchandising / Product Management / Category Management as an indepth knowledge of the competitive marketplace consumer and product.
- Excellent analysis skills.
- Selfmotivation enthusiasm and the ability to proactively lead and manage multiple projects working to deadlines and prioritising in a fastpaced environment.
- A positive attitude and dynamism to proactively solve problems using your own initiative.
- The skills to communicate with a range of internal stakeholders including Director Level.
- The ability to present internally and externally to customers confidently and clearly driving impact and inspiring action. This is essential as this is a customer facing role.
This role is Head Office based with the flexibility to work from home if required. Travel to stores and head office will be required.
Along with our sister company John Sands who are based in Australia and New Zealand were part of the American Greetings Corporation one of the largest privately owned greeting card publishers in the world.
As the largest direct to retail publisher of greeting cards and social expression products in the UK we are the celebrations destination. Youll find our amazing products in major supermarkets high street retailers and independent stores across the UK and internationally as well as digital online marketplaces.
Here at UK Greetings we take pride in being an inclusive and diverse employer we are dedicated and committed to building a culture where difference is valued and everyone is able to fulfil their potential at work regardless of their background.
Among the great benefits of working at UK Greetings are:
Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
Employee Referral Scheme
Free onsite parking at Head Office sites
Employee discount shop
Autoenrolled Pension Scheme
Development opportunities; offering qualifications from Level 3 to 7
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Employee wellbeing support including Mental Health First Aiders
Employee Recognition scheme
So if you have a passion for greeting cards and would love to be part of a talented team youre in the right place!
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
