Position: Account Manager –POS
Summary points:
*Experience of Print and POS
*Passionate to compete on quality and not just price a plus
*Analytic, innovative and passionate about sustainable marketing materials a plus
*Strong project manager (people, production and procurement organisation) a must
*Well rounded experience of marketing is preferable
*Retail/FMCG sector experience a bonus
Location: London – Hybrid
Salary: Upto £45000+ Bonus
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented Account Manager to join a leading provider of marketing services; with an expansive client portfolio of leading A-brands in: Retail, Fashion, Pharma, FMCG and Technology sectors. You will be trusted with a diverse spectrum of printprojects for one of their most prestigious partners. Examples of projects include: retail displays, shop-in-shop, marketing print. You will benefit from being part of an international firm with a market leading reputation & presented with great career development and growth opportunities.
The Role
In this role, you will be responsible for managing projects and developing client and supplier relationships and gaining an excellent understanding of their marketing needs as well as environmental parameters. Managing the complex projects from A-Z is key, examples include: Print, POS, Display shop-in-shop, in-store. Promoting the firm as a superior and innovative and sustainable supplier of marketing solutions is a must at all times too. The Account Manager will run multiple projects from creative services through to production. This makes being an efficient project manager with good communication skills essential. You will support and direct the team on projects bases & will also start new projects and monitor existing ones yourself whilst being relied upon to schedule meetings and ensure that all stakeholders and suppliers keep a good understanding of the important decision points throughout the jobs/campaigns.
The Required Skills and Experience
To be successful as the Account Manager will need expertise in the area of Marketing Print and Retail POS, experience of FMCG or technology brands can be a real advantage too. You will have the ability to manage multiple tasks, deliver successfully within agreed SLA’s and report and present success to senior management. Being organised and a strong communicator is essential in this role. Strong communication skills are essential for the role as you will manage projects across Europe. Being the key contact between suppliers / production, team members (in different countries) and partner brands / clients is where the key to success for this role is.
The Offering
In return for your skills and contribution as an Account Manager, the company is offering the opportunity to work for a market-leading company offering great progression and learning opportunities within the Retail Marketing. They will pay a salary of up to £45000, the role is hybrid with an expectation that you may be needed in the clients office once a week. This role will grow very quickly as you will be able to show yourself both on local level but also on a wider international from the start!
