Account Executive

• Support the NL Channel & Account Development Manager in delivering robust account plans.
• Deliver meaningful insights in the local business environment to leverage our competitive
  advantages.
• Implement trade activities in key accounts and key trade clusters, ensuring that trade objectives
  and profit targets are met or exceeded.
• Provide input on Business Reviews, Operational Plan, Account plans and other ad hoc Account
  requests, by using the available account data and overall account strategy.
• Translate Planogramming guidelines into account specific planograms.
• Develop and revise planograms in line with space management strategy, taking into
  consideration the particularities of account needs.
• Effectively implement planograms (first line problem solving, first contact towards Benelux Sales
  team and Account teams) and ensure follow-up.
• Deliver monthly dashboard to identify performance gaps and support the account managers,
  Area Sales Managers to deliver corrective actions plans for accounts and key trade clusters.
• Assess trade activity effectiveness of the client and their and competitors in key accounts to increase the
  effectiveness and efficiency for future activities.
• Identify issues and define necessary operational changes to be implemented for key account
  and relevant trade clusters activities to enhance activity results.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the account's way of working.
• Prepare and deliver parts of the regular business reviews, supporting the account manager on a
  need basis in his/her account visits.
• Provide robust basis to facilitate managerial decisions to difficult problems by using an
  appropriate mix of insightful analysis, experience, intuition and judgement.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and commercial partners

Requirements:

• University degree preferred or equivalent through experience.
• Minimum of 2-3 years marketing/sales/data analysis experience in an FMCG company
• Computer-literate in Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Able to deliver strategic input and have good analytical and interpersonal skills
• Able to prioritize workload and meet tight deadlines in a constantly changing environment.
• Fluent in spoken and written English is a must, Dutch is a plus.
• Can work independently as well as team-orientated
• Ability work in a multi-national matrix structure.
• Pro-active, optimistic and result oriented mindset
• Strong networking skills, engaging in- and external stakeholders

Salary Benefits:

Beyond a competitive salary, working with our client brings many other perks and exciting opportunities: an awesome and diverse team that collaborates to change the game; a work environment that offers room for fun, inspiration and innovation, and offers attractive secondary benefits!

Our client is a top brand word wide who has a very recognizable product in the FMCG market. They have a dynamic international environment and offer the possibility to apply on their own internal jobs once you are in this position.

They are a leading, multi-category consumer goods business. Their purpose is to build 'A Better Tomorrow' by reducing the health impact of their business through offering a greater choice of enjoyable and more sustainable products for their consumers.