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Wholesale Account Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
East Midlands
Salary
£25000 - £28000 per annum + Company Car + Bonus
Closing date
19 Feb 2016

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details



This a fantastic opportunity to join a market leading electrical beauty company as a Wholesale Account Manager, you will get the chance to work with award winning products, from hairdryers and straighteners to wands and crimpers.

You will be responsible for looking after a portfolio of wholesale accounts which will be a mix of independent and key accounts.

Client Details

Our client is a family owned company, who supply electrical beauty to the wholesale and retail sectors. They have a brand which is the core of their company; consisting of straighteners, accessories, hairdryers, rollers, wands and tongs, wavers and crimpers. All of their products are designed and tested within the UK; approved by the best award winning salons.

The company take great pride in keeping up to date with current trends, ensuring their products are present and modern; leading from the front with the latest looks!

Description

As the Wholesale Account Manager you will report in to the Head of Sales for UK & Europe, you will be responsible for working within the wholesale side of the company; managing a portfolio of independent and key wholesale accounts across a defined territory, including the East Midlands and East Anglia.

This role is predominantly existing business and account management, you will be accountable for maintaining and developing strong relationships with store managers and key decision makers in order to grow and increase sales across your accounts. In this role there will be an element of demonstration and training of store staff in order to ensure the best brand awareness.

Profile

Key skills, experience and attributes required:
  • Ideally 2 to 3 years field sales experience
  • Experience within the beauty industry would be preferable
  • Ideally experienced within the wholesale sector
  • Must be up to date within current beauty trends
  • Experience of training and demonstrating products would be a bonus
  • A passion for the hair/beauty industry
  • Strong organisational, time management and presentation skills
  • Ability to build and develop strong relationships
  • Full, clean driving license and able to work across the region


Job Offer
  • Basic salary of £25k to £28k dependant on experience
  • 10% bonus
  • Company car - BMW

Company

Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.

Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!

Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us

Join in the discussion in our LinkedIn group Michael Page Sales - UK

 

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