Client Account Manager

Location: flexible across UK & Ireland (Home based with travel)

Permanent role - full and part time options available

Salary in region of £45-50k, with car allowance, client or company bonus scheme, private health care and more

Whether you come from a Grocery, Convenience, Tactical, Technology or Direct to Consumer background - we could have the perfect next step for you.

We are looking for experienced and successful Client Account Managers to join one of our FMCG client teams within the Avidity Group, this could be with Standout, McCurrach or Wave. 

As an Account Manager you will be responsible for independently managing the senior client relationships and field based team whilst being accountable for the full operational delivery. You will have experience of working within an FMCG environment, ideally with exposure to field sales.  This is the ideal role for you if you are looking for a company that will provide fantastic development and career progression opportunities.  Our Account Managers operate at a senior level witihn our business, reporting into a Controller or Director.  

You will be able to work autonomously, translating the clients strategic, brand and commercial objectives into a structured, clear & stretching set of guidelines for our field teams.

If you have a proven track record in a similar role and you are ambitious to drive excellence in execution and continuous improvement, we want to talk to you!

The important info …

• Salary in the range of £45-50k with annual salary reviews

• 25 days paid holidays + flexible public holidays (increases with length of service) & annual leave purchase (up to 5 extra days)

• Company or Client bonus scheme

• Car allowance - £480pm

• Family-friendly working policies (such as enhanced maternity & paternity leave) - full and part time working options

• Monday to Friday - we operate a smart working policy and flexible working  

• Private Healthcare - Bupa

• Company Pension Scheme – 4% employer contributions

• Life assurance at 3x annual salary

• Access to Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support on Physical, Mental and Financial Well-being

• Access to our Employee 'perks' site (discounts from a wide range of retailers, gym memberships, leisure activities plus much more!)

Here at Avidity, we want to support you in your career and to help develop your growth in knowledge and learning. It’s the performance and engagement of our people who make this an amazing place to work. Our employees are everything to us and that’s why we make sure everyone enjoys continuous support, great perks and excellent career opportunities. We work really hard to create an open, honest and high performing/diverse culture. We think that’s reflective in the results we deliver, which have enabled the strong partnerships we have with our clients.

More on what you’ll be doing:

You will own the day to relationships with your client by overseeing the planning, performance and reporting of objectives. Your role puts you in the perfect position to use insight from the field to propose new initiatives and improve the operation, supporting further business development opportunities. Through your fantastic engagement and relationship skills, you will be able to adapt your style, constructively challenging where required to ensure successful delivery, whilst bringing the client and the team with you.

A large part of your role is working with data, so having strong analytical and reporting skills whilst being able to translate into a compelling story is essential.