Regional Account Manager

Groupe SEB

£30-34k basic, company car, bonus, 25 days holiday, pension & healthcare

Tefal, KRUPS, Rowenta, Moulinex, T-Fal, SUPOR, Arno… These brands are part of the daily life of millions of consumers in more than 150 countries. With 25,000 employees and over €4billion sales annually, Groupe SEB is the leading worldwide manufacturer of small domestic appliances and cookware thanks to the strength of its brands, its drive for innovation, its international growth, and its vision for the future.

In Groupe SEB UK we turnover in excess of £100m and have 160 employees. Producing everything from frying pans to coffee machines, juicers to steam generators, you will see our products in all major retailers, and may have seen TV adverts recently for OptiGrill and ActiFry. If you look around your kitchen we’re sure you will be using at least one of our products!

Due to an internal promotion, we are now looking for an experienced, passionate & ambitious Regional Account Manager to join our team, and manage a varied account portfolio including Wholesale/Distributors, Independents & Regional Multiples delivering a multimillion turnover throughout the Midlands, North, Wales & East Anglia

Reporting to the Channel Manager who heads up a team of 4 including 2 other RAMs and 1 NAM, your key purpose is to maximise sales, distribution and profitability within your defined geographical area by optimising business from existing customers and by developing new outlets for our products.

You must already have a proven track record of working within a field sales capacity either in related product category or FMCG / consumer durables. Your key assets are being able to develop excellent relationships with your customers and with internal colleagues, and being able to negotiate with different types of customer.  You will be comfortable with journey planning, able to work with different computer systems, and possess a head for figures.  Ideally, you will be based in the Midlands which will give you good access to both the head office in Windsor and all accounts in the patch.

You will be joining an experienced sales department of 15 that is structured into 3 different channels (driven by customer type), with Ireland also having its own dedicated team.  Each sector is lead by a Channel Manager and is supported by National Account Managers and/or Regional Account Managers who in turn each have specific account responsibilities.  As part of the overall commercial approach, the sales function work collaboratively with the UK marketing team & supply chain team in order to succeed, and continue the significant growth experienced over the last 5 years.

All third party applications will be forwarded to our retained Consultancy New Chapter. If interested, please contact them on 08452000741.

Whilst we would like to respond to all our on-line applicants, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive. For alternative opportunities or to register for jobs by email, please visit our website at www.newchapter.co.uk