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Senior National Account Manager in Lichfield

Senior National Account Manager

Working in a fast-paced FMCG food or drinks manufacturer, the role of Senior National Account Manager sits within the commercial sales team and will report into the Sales Controller, Commercial Controller or sometimes Sales Director. Whilst Senior National Account Managers are the day to day contact for the retail client, managing the profit and loss (P&L) for their branded or own label (private label) category portfolio, they also tend to have a team reporting into them or National Account Managers. The products they sell could be made up of fresh & chilled, dairy, frozen, ambient, confectionary, snacking, soft drink of alcoholic drink consumer goods dependant on the FMCG client they are employed by.
 
A Senior National Account Manager may work with Top 4 Grocery supermarket clients such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons or Asda. They could also be responsible for the joint business plans (JPB) within the convenience, high street, discounter, out of home (OOH) or food service channels, managing relationships with retailers such as Co-op, Mccoll’s, Booker, Nisa, Costcutter, Poundland, Boots, Spar, Londis or Budgens. A National Account Manager may also manage premium or luxury grocery retailer accounts such as Waitrose or Marks & Spencer (M&S).
 
The role is one that is more strategic then that of a National Account Manager or Commercial Manager, however still generally requires regular face to face contact offsite with the grocery retail clients, as well as delivering presentations as part of the pitch process.
Employers tend to prefer candidates with FMCG experience as they will be used to the fast paced work environment as well working with specific grocery retailers.
 
Salary wise the role generally pays between £58,000 to £70,000 depending on regional variance and level of experience.

Lichfield

The city is built on the two sides of a shallow valley, in which two streams flow from the west, the Trunkfield Brook and the Leamonsley Brook, and out of which the Curborough Brook runs, eventually flowing into the River Trent.

Its magnificent Gothic cathedral is one of the most spectacular in the UK but even without this, the quaintly cobbled market town would be worth a visit to tread in the footsteps of lexicographer Samuel Johnson (the writer of the first Dictionary of the English Language) and philosopher Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of ground-breaking universally famed Charles. Johnson once described Lichfield folk as 'the most sober, decent people in England', which was rather generous considering that this was the last place in the country to stop burning people at the stake! In 2009, the Staffordshire Hoard, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork, was found just under 6km southwest of Lichfield.

Today, the city still retains its old importance as an ecclesiastical centre, and its industrial and commercial development has been limited. The centre of the city retains an unspoilt charm with over 230 listed buildings bursting from its charming historic streets, fine Georgian architecture and old cultural traditions.

By the end of the 19th century, brewing was the principal industry, along with the neighbourhood market gardens that provided food for the growing populations of nearby Birmingham and the Black Country. The district is famous worldwide for two local products: Armitage Shanks, manufacturers of baths/bidets and showers, and Arthur Price of England, master cutlers and silversmiths. The city is also home to Central England Co-operative, the second largest independent consumer co-operative in the UK.

Triennially the Lichfield Mysteries, the biggest community theatre event in the UK, takes places at the Cathedral and in the Market Place. It consists of a cycle of 24 medieval-style plays involving over 600 amateur actors; other hugely popular weekend summer festivals include the Lichfield Folk Festival and The Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival.