Customer Account Manager Outskirts & Lancs Victoria United Kingdom

You bring our brands to life in bars, clubs, restaurants and venues by building brilliant relationships and working in partnership with our customers.

You drive the performance and growth of Bacardi’s brands through searching for new business, driving distribution and connecting with the consumer.

You are a fun, passionate, driven and target-oriented team player.

Your entrepreneurial style means that you will thrive on being the key contact for customers, driving new business, distribution and maintaining sustainable relationships.

Your strong communication, presentation, networking and interpersonal skills will be key to your success in this role.

Most importantly, you feel at home in the On Trade, advocating our brands and putting consumer at the heart.

• Partner with our customers by building outstanding relationships in the On Trade, understanding their needs, their local consumer and developing and executing solutions.
• Develop winning 360‑degree account plans with prioritised customers – to execute best in class commercial brand plans to share codified best practice ways of working.
• Deliver on key selling metrics:
  Brand Distribution, Visibility in Outlet, New Business, Promotion and Financial Targets.
• Develop and manage the sales plan for your area based on delivery of Commercial priorities.
• Complete outlet surveys in all customer visits and work in partnership with customers to deliver excellence in execution.
• Responsible for winning new business, retaining and growing existing business.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Marketing and Brand Ambassadors to bring our amazing brands to life, through hosting events and brand activations.
• Develop and maintain regular contact with wholesale partners to mutually grow portfolio within area.
• Develop best in class outlet execution to promote outlet and brand loyalty above and beyond POS.
• Work closely with other functions such as Field Sales Execution, Sales Planning, Sales, Finance & Marketing to ensure the best possible delivery against agreed Bacardi Sales KPI’s and targets.
• Analyse and process promotional activities and budgets, incorporating ROI analysis.
• Support and inspire your colleagues to step change executional excellence and customer management.

• Sales experience in FMCG is preferred. On or Off Trade Management in Spirits and/or Beverage Industry is a distinct advantage.
• Demonstrable track record of performance and delivery (results and/or achievements).
• Strong (social) networking and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, planning, and time management skills.
• Apply Creative Thinking.

• Pro‑active, goal‑oriented and passionate about delivering results and constantly seeking to improve.
• Love the consumer. Create strong positive first impressions and easily build those into great relationships with customers.
• Find it easy to understand the needs of others and build those into innovative solutions that delight consumers and customers and deliver bottom line results.
• Demonstrate resilience by overcoming challenges and staying calm under pressure.
• Demonstrate entrepreneurial thinking, looking for new ways to achieve better results.
• Belonging:
  Have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging,’ where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become.
• Self‑Awareness:
  Have high levels of self‑awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others.
• People Agility:
  Bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance.
• Results Agility:
  Demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first‑time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
• Mental Agility:
  Think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. Think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with.
• Change Agility:
  Have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal…