Account Manager Sports Wholesale & National Retail

Harlow, Essex - Must Drive!

£45k - £50k + Bonus

Are you a results-driven FMCG Account Manager passionate about building relationships and driving sales growth? Do you love all sports?

If so, we have a rare opportunity for an ambitious Sports Account Manager to join an ever-growing sports brand to manage and grow our clients' existing wholesale and national retail accounts while identifying exciting new sales channels across the UK and Europe.

• Develop and nurture strong relationships with existing wholesale and national retail accounts to drive growth, upsell the product range, and strengthen partnerships.
• Work closely with existing wholesale customers to list new products, manage trade promotions, and boost product visibility and representation range.
• Proactively identify and secure new national retail and wholesale customers, expanding the brand's footprint in the UK and globally.
• Implement tailored strategies to drive sales growth, ensuring sales targets are met and exceeded.
• Be the face of the brand, ensuring it is strongly represented across all retail channels, and maintain a deep understanding of market trends and customer needs.

• Experience in fmcg account management within wholesale or retail sectors.
• Ability to build and develop long-term client relationships, particularly with category buyers.
• Sales acumen with experience in upselling, business development, and exceeding targets.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple accounts and projects while identifying new business opportunities.
• Knowledge of the UK and European retail/wholesale markets.

Offer:

• A clear opportunity to proactively contribute to the success of the business.
• Career growth opportunities in a dynamic, fast-moving global business.
• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
• Travel allowance and expenses are covered as required.

If you are an experienced Account Manager with a passion for relationship-building and sales growth, and you're excited about the opportunity to work with major sports retailers and wholesalers across Europe, we'd love to hear from you!