Junior National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- Kent
- Salary
- £30000 - £40000 per annum
- Closing date
- 27 May 2016
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
The Junior National Account Manager within a leading Fresh produce business you will be responsible for looking after Ocado and Asda. It's an exciting opportunity for a creative and self motivated account manager to develop their skills gaining depths of experience along the way.
Client Details
My client is a leader in their field, who have created a first class service for their customers and pride themselves on this. Looking for a Junior National Account Manager to train educate and help progress within their business.
Description
The role as the Junior National Account Manager;
Support with the accounts to deliver on sales, margin and distribution targets on the focus brands in the assigned accounts.
Deliver on sales, margin and distribution targets for direct account base.
Develop and nurture strong working relationships with buyers and suppliers in order to maximise leverage for all our brands.
Work with the Marketing Managers to ensure brand plans are applied in a consistent fashion to our key accounts.
Provide accurate forecasts and effective communication with demand planning to deliver agreed forecasting targets
Manage promotional activity by owning the planning, delivery and post evaluation of promotions, recommending any improvements to return on future promotional activity.
Profile
The Junior National Account Manager you will be an existing NAE or entry level candidate within FMCG looking to pursue a career in FMCG.
Driven + hungry to progress, as typical progression path is within 12 to 18 months.
Passionate, resilient and strong communicator.
Degree calibre
Based in Kent
Job Offer
The Junior National Account Manager Role you will have
Competitive Package +
Great working environment
Flexible working Hours
Clear progression development Plan
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
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