Do you come from a field marketing, tactical or activation background?

Are you an experienced Client Account lead looking for an exciting opportunity with great career progression?

Home based with travel

Location: Flexible but ideally based within easy commute of Southeast/London

£45-52k, + car allowance (£5760 per annum),  bonus, private health care, life assurance and other benefits

Zing, which plays an integral part of the overall Avidity growth plan, is in significant growth due to brands increasing appetite for agile and dynamic field solutions. And as such, we are on the lookout for an experienced senior level Account Manager to join the Zing team. If you are looking for the next move which will develop you further, giving you experience in a multi-category & channel environment whilst unlocking your entrepreneurial qualities in a target orientated yet fun place to work then this role is for you!

As Account Manager you will have the opportunity to represent multiple exciting, high-profile brands who want us to help them sell more.  You will own the day-to-day relationships with your client portfolio as well as establishing and converting new business opportunities, supported by the wider Avidity Group.  

Avidity is the Parent Company of a group of agencies who offer a range of specialist sales and marketing services to help brands sell more. Our clients are some of the biggest brand names in a variety of sectors including FMCG Retail, Technology, Professional Beauty, and On-Trade.

As an Account Manager you will be able to work autonomously, translating your clients strategic, brand and commercial objectives into a tailored agile service. You will also play a big part in driving new business through nurturing and growing both your current client relationships and supporting and helping execute Zing's new business strategy. Ideally you will have a proven track record in identifying new opportunities through to pitching and converting these into new business.  A large part of your role will also involve working with data, so having strong analytical and reporting skills whilst being able to translate into a compelling story is essential. 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.

If you have experience 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 £45-52k
• 25 days paid holidays + public holidays (increases with length of service) & annual leave purchase scheme
• Company bonus scheme 
• Car allowance - £480pm
• Family-friendly working policies (such as enhanced maternity & paternity leave)
• Monday to Friday - flexible working and part time may be considered
• Private Healthcare 
• Company Pension Scheme – 4% employer contributions
• Free 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, 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.

 Your skills and experience 

• Commercial experience, within FMCG (and Field Marketing environment), with Account Management experience or similar 
• Multi-client management at senior level, you will thrive in a fast paced and be at your best when under pressure
• Multi Channel expertise - Grocery/Mults and Convenience 
• Data driven, very comfortable with numbers and can tell the story
• Solution and results focused, ambitious to deliver excellence in execution
• Client and Team Management experience - you may have direct reports so experience of managing a team is preferred
• Strong analytical & presentation skills (PowerPoint)
• Outstanding communication and relationship building skills at all levels of an organisation
• A proven ability to translate commercial direction and strategic requirement into field briefing
• Clear adaptability to ensure a collaborative way of working ensuring the field and commercial team work as one
• High levels energy, resilience and calm under pressure
• Experience of working within a fast-paced organisation that is constantly changing
• Flexibility and willingness to travel (with some overnights) to client sites and to Head office or other locations depending on business need.

If you want to be part of our future and our success then don't hesitate, please apply!

Please note this role requires a full UK driving licence (with no more than 6 pts or previous bans), all offers will be subject to successful completion of a DVLA licence check. You will be field based at times which may involve regular travel, so you must be comfortable driving distance if required. Overnights be required on occasion.

Hear what life as a Zing Account Manager is like from 2 of our experienced Account Managers:

Having worked on Core Grocery with an established team over the last 15 years, working with some of the largest clients, I was hesitant to make the move and step 'outside of my wheelhouse’.

However, I have now worked on Zing for almost 12 months and feel like I am thriving in my career. I have experienced launching new teams, winning new business and having exposure to the wider Avidity group and management.

Every day is different, but I am well supported by a fantastic management team who thrive on seeing each other succeed. 

Ashley Devlin, Zing Account Manager

It’s very easy to say - ‘ I love my job as every day is different’ - but here at Zing that statement really does describe the role of Account Manager.  In fact,  I would go one step further and say during the day every hour is different!

Working at Zing provides you with so many opportunities, from building relationships with our established clients delivering regular campaigns to engaging with potential new clients to understand their requirements and provide the recommendation of how we can support their brands in stores.

If you are looking for a role that offers you the chance to leave your comfort zone, build on the skills and expertise you have gained from working in an Account Manager role already and be part of a supportive, dynamic team then Zing is the place for you.

Chris Huke, Zing Account Manager