Magnet is helping our client, a leading CPG organization in the Frozen Food & Appetizer space, look for a National Account Manager to join their team and work out of their Toronto West based office.

In this role, you will be responsible for producing extraordinary results in developing superior business relationships, building trusted advisor status in our key areas of focus, achieving assigned volume and profit targets, and selling category business plans that create a compelling growth vision for big Retail customers.

As a National Account Manager, you'll be able to impact the success of the business unit through leadership and management of National and regional customers across the Canadian marketplace.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve profitable sales growth within the marketplace
• Effectively manage the customer P&L
• Develop and build relationships throughout your customers' organizations, including those in key strategic decision-making positions at headquarter level
• Create and execute strategy with key accounts and assist in developing strategies to further develop market share in the defined markets
• Create and execute professional, fact-based sales presentations
• Gain, solidify, and maintain distribution across all categories
• Create innovative programs and promotions
• Develop and enhance relationships within retail store accounts
• Ensure that all authorized items are in distribution at retail stores

Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years' consumer packaged goods consumables sales experience in the retail grocery industry in Canada required
• Proven experience building new and existing relationships with key customers required, including those in key strategic decision-making positions at headquarter level
• Experience with syndicated data (Nielsen/Customer Data) is preferred
• Experience selling the Frozen Category is preferred
• Proven record of substantially building a business
• Experience with grass roots marketing and/or co-marketing

Skills and Competencies:

• Self-starter & have a strong desire for delivering results
• Superior strategic and tactical business planning skills
• Team skills ability to share ideas, work with and assist other members to ensure the success of the team
• Excellent communication skills including negotiation and presentation skills
• Proficiency in computer technologies (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Potential to learn, grow, and take on increased responsibility
• Ability to optimize social media platforms for shopper marketing initiatives