National Account Manager  (Retail) - UK&I

SumUp card readers are available off-shelf in over 10.000+ stores and webshops across the EU at ‘Brick & Mortar’ retailers and e-tailers. In this role you will be part of the Retail team and report to the Business Development Cluster Lead UKI & CEE, playing a key role in our ambitious retail expansion activities. We believe we are only at the beginning of our retail journey and we have identified a huge potential at our doorsteps that we need you to unlock. Our retail presence plays a key role in making SumUp’s solution easily available to business owners on every street corner, through strategic retail partnerships across the continent.

You will lead both our existing retail partnerships and expansion by identifying, engaging, negotiating and closing partnerships with other strong retail brands that will boost our distribution and brand exposure to new heights. To achieve this goal you will work closely with our retail team of Key Account Manager Managers and Trade Marketers to get profitable deals in and live.

What you’ll do

• Drive the Brick & Mortar business by expanding our distribution network, ensuring SumUp products are prominently featured in key retail and e-tail locations.
• Manage and engage top retail partners for UK&I within Consumer Electronics, Cash & Carry, Office Supply and other verticals. You will be responsible for the sales cycle from first contact to the signing of the partnership agreement steering strong Commercial Plans across the year. In doing that you will be coordinating the UK&I sales agents.
• Be empowered to do your job and have strong ownership over the strategy to grow the retail forecasts and performance for the given area/retailers/vertical. 
• Identify and execute opportunities to drive brand awareness, performance and market share within the area in retails.
• Co-lead expansion of our retail partnerships, leveraging your expertise to identify and engage with potential partners that align with our brand values and growth objectives

You'll be great for this position if

• You have experience and a proven track record in business development, retail buying,  key account management, or retail sales, particularly within FMCG, Consumer Electronics, Cash & Carry, Office Supplies, or Trade Retail in the UK&I market
• Exceptional negotiation skills and a strong sales acumen, with a reputation for trustworthiness and a successful history of negotiating with buyers and retailers.
• Solid experience negotiating with buyers/retailers and sales agency coordination is essential for this role;
• You plan and execute complete and successful Joint Business Plans with retailers, both on-line and off-line to secure maximum visibility and product rotation;
• You are a highly disciplined professional who drives operational excellence
• You have strong written and spoken communication skills and full English professional proficiency. Additional languages are a plus

Why you should join SumUp

• Opportunity to work with a truly global, multicultural team (we are 3000+ people from 80+ countries, spread across 4 continents).
• Competitive salary package and virtual stock option programme
• Learning & development budget for attending conferences and external training
• An amazing team and work environment that works with passion and purpose to achieve incredible results.
• We get together regularly for breakfasts, team events, office parties and sports.

About SumUp

We believe in the everyday hero.

Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we create powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them run their businesses. With a founder’s mentality and a 'team-first’ attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America and the United States work together to ensure that the small business owners we partner with can be successful doing what they love. 

SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy. SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.

SumUp will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.

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