Position Snapshot

Business Area: Nestlé Ireland

Job Title: National Account Executive

Location: Dublin: Hybrid working: approx. 2-3 days per week in our Dublin office

Salary from €35k-€38k depending on experience + bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of 25 day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits!

Championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business.  

At Nestlé, we are proud to support and provide equality of opportunity that supports employees to effectively blend their work life and commitments through hybrid and flexible working arrangements, so speak to us to understand what this could look like for you.

Position Summary

Join our Nestlé Sales team in Ireland in this newly created position as a National Account Executive and play a key part in our exciting sales digital transformation journey!

We are delighted to be recruiting for this newly created National Account Executive position to join our Nestlé Ireland team based at our head office in Dublin, Ireland as we expand our sales team to deliver Sales Digital Transformation in our market.

As National Account Executive, you’ll play a key role within the Ireland Sales Team and will be responsible for working closely with the Ireland Customer Business Teams to deliver right first time, quality administrative services to support the accurate execution of our Customer Plans, internally and externally. The role will also be responsible for the effective and compliant management of Promotions and Contracts through VisualFabriq.

A little bit about us
Nestlé UK & Ireland is a subsidiary of Nestlé SA, the world’s largest food and beverage company. Nestlé's purpose is enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. We want to help shape a better and healthier world. We also want to inspire people to live healthier lives. This is how we contribute to society while ensuring the long-term success of our company.

A day in the life of a National Account Executive  ….

In this exciting and fast paced role that supports the accurate execution of share winning profitable Customer Plans, your key responsibilities will include:

·       Providing excellent communication to Customers, completing all required internal and external documentation and alignment to ensure perfect execution of customer plans (Promotion Proposals)

·       Processing and checking customer cost cards to ensure all data is correct (EAN, Pack Sizes, Line Codes & Pricing) and taking corrective action with the customer where required.

·       Processing Monthly/Quarterly/ Annually Payment Information to Customers.

·       Management MAP/Visicom which is used for the communication to the field sales team

·       Support timely communication with field sales where relevant to enable field teams at the point of purchase. Selling story's, briefs etc.

·    Support with the management of trade spend actuals, attendance at trade spend review, and supporting your Sales Finance Executive with accrual management and changes

·       Supporting Sales Finance with the validating of Debit Notes and taking corrective action

What will make you successful
To be successful in this role, you will ideally already have some fantastic commercial or administration experience under your belt within the FMCG sector. You will work as part of a fast-moving team managing internal customer requests where accuracy and attention to detail are key to ensure a right first-time result.  

You will be motivated to be part of a team, build great relationships within the team and with stakeholders, be open to how we can continuously improve as a team, and be the best.

You will also:

• Be proficient in Excel and comfortable using other Microsoft Office programs
• Make good use of insightful information and be naturally analytical Be comfortable when working collaboratively and cross functionally
• Have strong and flexible communication skills and styles
• Be organised and adept at planning and prioritising workloads
• Show proactive attitude / is a self-starter
• Naturally curious, it is crucial that you are able to take the initiative when faced with any obstacle to solve problems and overcome barriers

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, a defined benefit pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

Job advert posting date 23/05/2025
Job advert closing date 06/06/2025

We will be considering and interviewing candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. 

At Nestlé, our values are deeply rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers and our consumers.  That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is a part of our organisations DNA; we’re immensely proud too that Nestlé Ireland is one of only a few  companies in Ireland to qualify for and hold Gold Accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We know when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We recruit people who respect our values, we provide equal opportunities for all, and we protect everyone's privacy.  Our aim is to have a workplace where everyone feels included and able to bring their whole self to work.

We may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.  Be yourself, everyone else is taken!