Red Bull

National Account Manager

Red Bull • $90K — $120K *
Bentonville, AR 72712In-Person
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
2 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years Sales and Key Account experience with a strong track record of success
  • Experience managing national chain business in grocery and/or convenience channels
  • Strong analytical skills leveraging internal and external data sources (Nielsen, Circana, CPM, Sales Data)
  • Proven ability to demonstrate 'peer leadership/influence'
  • Exceptional communication and active listening skills
  • Advanced skills in strategic thinking, planning, and financial management
  • In-depth knowledge of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Direct Store Delivery (DSD) industry

Responsibilities

  • Execute short and long-term strategies aligned with Red Bull's objectives
  • Allocate resources to maximize returns on important customers
  • Drive business planning and budget process for assigned accounts
  • Monitor market trends and provide insights to HQ
  • Ensure proper distribution and merchandising align with Red Bull standards
  • Construct and manage annual Customer Marketing Agreements with retailers
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with regional management and distributor partners

Benefits

  • Travel 30-40%
  • Permanent position
  • Eligible for benefits
Full Job Description
The National Account Manager's (NAM) main priority is driving Red Bull strategy and initiatives with a set group of National Accounts. The NAM will be the key owner of all business-related activities and targets at national and market levels. This role is tasked with driving coordination and collaboration across multiple functional groups (sales, distribution, marketing, finance, operations, and legal) at Headquarters (HQ) and Region levels to ensure that objectives and goals of these customers are achieved.

Responsibilities include: owning budgets and results (Distribution, Price, Promotion, and Presence) at both the national & regional levels; developing productive business partnerships with senior management in all assigned banners/divisions and at the customer's HQ offices; and driving best practices through producing excellent results and creating innovative solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Areas that play to your strengths

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:
  • STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING & EXECUTION
    Executes short and long term strategies and activities consistent with RBNA objectives and standards.
    Allocates resources where the investment has the highest payback with strategically important customers.
    Drives the business planning and budget process for the assigned businesses.
    Monitors market trends and feeds relevant consumer and competitive information to the HQ Insights Department.
    Penetrates the senior executive levels at each customer's HQ & the various field based personnel via Business Review to align Red Bull strategic objectives with that of the customer.
    Must align internal Red Bull resources from all functional areas to achieve objectives.
  • EXECUTE RED BULL STANDARDS
    Shelf/Distribution - Executes distribution on priority packages consistent with RBNA recommendations and ACV goals for each retailer. Ensures all retailer account schematics reflect Red Bull standards relative to flow, package mix, Fair Space Index, and Strike Zone.
    Price - sells Red Bull's optimum prices by utilizing best practices and available tools. Customizes presentations to appeal to customer's needs and fulfill mutual objectives. Secures pricing and promotional programs that align with Red Bull internal guidance documents.
    Promotion - Executes annual promotion schedule in accordance with RBNA objectives and customer volume/share goals. Creatively sells Red Bull standards and price points in a way that resonates with the customer's needs. Ensures all promotions are accompanied by effective POS and incremental displays.
    Presence - Customizes sales pitch to achieve account goals while driving effective, permanent merchandising in-store. Evaluates ROI prior to recommending specific POS or customized solutions. Executes merchandising in-line with RBNA guidelines.
  • BUDGET PLANNING
    Constructs annual Customer Marketing Agreements and manages associated funds for each retailer.
    Consistently tracks and evaluates Trade Investments to ensure highest return on investment.
    Drives post-promotion analysis following all programs to evaluate promotional effectiveness and display execution.
    Thoroughly analyses customers' sales to define priorities and focus for the team at both the national & Regional levels.
  • MANAGEMENT OF REGIONAL & DP RELATIONSHIPS THAT INFLUENCE EXECUTION ACROSS THE US
    Effectively establishes 'Wiring Model' that ensures all Regional management are wired with specific Red Bull personnel that manage the HQ & Regional business.
    Establishes necessary tools and business review templates to ensure data consistency with Regions and DPs
    Gathers regularly/quarterly updates from marketing about the latest achievements/highlights and shares them with their team, the retailer HQ teams, and relevant Region personnel
    Communicates regularly and works effectively with all internal and external stakeholders.
    Leverages the input for marketing and finance experts to develop strong plans and conceptual sells to the retailer HQ teams.
    Consistently coaches broader account team to ensure effective partnerships, programs, key retail relationships, and collaborative relationships with Red Bull & Distributor Partners (DP) field personnel in each Region.


EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

that matter most for this role:

  • Minimum 8 years Sales and Key Account experience with a strong track record of success
  • Past experience in managing national chain business in grocery and/or convenience channels
  • Strong analytical skills and experience using internal and external data sources (i.e. Nielsen, Circana, CPM, Sales Data)
  • Ability to demonstrate solid "peer leadership/influence"
  • Strong leadership presence with excellent communication and active listening skills
  • Advanced strategic thinking, planning, financial management, decision-making, sales presentation, & negotiation skills
  • Innovative, solution-oriented mindset and ability to drive collaboration across diverse functional groups to achieve goals
  • Passion to make significant contributions to the Red Bull organization through continuous process & ways of working improvement
  • In-depth knowledge of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Direct Store Delivery (DSD) industry
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently
  • Must be extremely proficient in software packages (Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint) & internal systems (CPM, SAP/BI)
  • Travel 30-40%
  • Permanent
  • Benefits eligible


WHERE YOU'LL BE BASED

BentonvilleArkansas, United States

United StatesRed Bull North America

JOIN THE TEAM

About Red Bull

Red Bull is an energy drink sold by Red Bull GmbH, an Austrian company created in 1987. Red Bull has the highest market share of any energy drink in the world, with 7.5 billion cans sold in a year (as of 2019). Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an existing energy drink named Krating Daeng, which was first introduced and sold in Thailand by Chaleo Yoovidhya. He took this idea, modified the ingredients to suit the tastes of Westerners, and, in partnership with Chaleo, founded Red Bull GmbH in 1987. Red Bull is sold in a tall and slim blue-silver can, and is marketed through advertising, events (Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Red Bull Air Race, Red Bull Crashed Ice), sports team ownerships (Red Bull Racing, Scuderia AlphaTauri, FC Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Brasil, RB Leipzig, EC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Ghana), celebrity endorsements, and music, through its record label Red Bull Records.
Learn more about Red Bull
Size
12,000 employees
Industry
Food & Beverages
* Ladders Estimates

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