Account Manager
Reports to: Sales Manager - David Chilton
Depot: South West Depot (Newton Abbot)

Overview
Due to expansion, LWC Drinks Ltd are recruiting for an Account Manager to deliver the pre agreed budgeted margin for the designated postcode area, to increase the number of trading accounts in the postcode area by achieving a pre-agreed new business target, to retain the existing customer base and grow the spend per account through category up selling and to represent the company to the market and to represent the market to the company.

Main Duties
• Delivering your contribution of the depot gross margin.
• To identify and work with the WDM to grow the LWC wine business.
• Grow LWC Drinks own brand products Signature Brands in your geography.
• Collaborate with brand representatives currently operating in your area to the benefit of the customer and LWC.
• Delivering targets on drive brands with brand partners.
• Exceed your customer’s expectations at every opportunity.
• To have the overriding responsibility, duty of care and management of your accounts from start to finish.
• Liaise effectively with all other departments including telesales, credit control, sales support, distribution and administration.
• Organisation of technical installations on draught beer dispenses equipment.
• To play a full part in the team dynamic of the sales team and overall depot.

Knowledge and Experience:
• Excellent Customer service skills.
• Use of Microsoft Excel for spreadsheets and records.
• Good team work skills.
• Good communication and relationship building skills.
• Good specialist knowledge of the drinks industry, products and the on trade market.
• WSET Level 1 preferred.
• Commercial experience in selling wine (on-trade preferred).
• Good track record in sales and meeting growth targets.

LWC Drinks Ltd provides licensed establishments with all their bar and sundry supplies. However we are more than just a distributor, becoming the fastest growing privately owned drinks company in Britain, placing 24th in the Sunday Times PWC Profit Track 100. Our aim is to provide the best customer service in the industry, employing over 1,300 people, at 15 depots across the UK, with a Support Centre and Hub Distribution Centre based in Manchester.