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Role: Account Manager Location: Leeds Why Greencore? We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better. We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of 1.8bn. Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties. What You'll Be Doing As an Account Manager you will be responsible for nurturing and developing the trading partnership between Greencore and the specified customer base to deliver sustained profitable growth. Key AccountabilitiesPlan and work with Marketing and Portfolio teams to create customer account plans which deliver the overall Greencore Customer Strategy, in the specified accountsIn line with agreed account plans; establish, develop and maintain close-working, long term relationships with key customers, building market and competitor knowledge to identify and proactively satisfy customer requirementsProactively challenge ways of working to help develop and drive positive change throughout the business and within customer partnershipsMobilise and co-ordinate Marketing and Portfolio colleagues to implement customer-specific account plans which maximise sales value and profitability through joint business planning and customer negotiationsGenerate accurate demand forecasts to be used by supply chain to deliver availability targets and ensure that financial forecasts are robust and balance both risks and opportunitiesIdentify and act on potential new business opportunitiesThis role will require some travel to our customer and therefore you will need to hold a full UK drivers licence and have access to your own vehicle. What we're looking for We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.Degree calibre or equivalentBroad knowledge of the convenience food marketPrevious Account Management experiencePeople Management experienceFull UK Driving LicenceIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success. What you'll get in returnCompetitive salary and job-related benefitsHolidaysPension up to 8% matchedLife insurance up to 4x salaryCompany share save schemeGreencore QualificationsExclusive Greencore employee discount platformAccess to a full Wellbeing Centre platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career. Permanent - Full-TimeSalary: NegotiableLocation: Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 8EQ