Agency Business Development
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- West Yorkshire
- Salary
- £24000 - £28000 per annum
- Closing date
- 24 Aug 2016
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
A fantastic opportunity for a candidate who can demonstrate their passion for brands and retail to join a leading agency as a Business Development Executive.
Client Details
Opportunity to join an established, international retail and brand specialist agency. The business work with leading, global retailers and consumer suppliers to deliver targeting campaigns to drive market growth and reputation. They operate with the customer at the heart of their solutions and aim to ensure sustainable growth and future profit increase for their clients.
Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Development Executive to join a branded agency based in West Yorkshire, operating within the retail sector. You will be responsible for developing new relationships with a range of external suppliers in order to drive sales growth and profitability. You will liaise heavily with marketing and support the customer in order to deliver top class campaigns. This is a fantastic career opportunity to develop within a business long term.
Key Skills - Account Manager: * Graduate calibre with demonstrable sales experience ideally within the consumer, advertising or media sector. * Passion for brands and retail. * Good commercial awareness and ability to build relationships. * Ability to prioritise a highly varied workload and bring innovative ideas to the table. * Fully computer literate (Microsoft office). * Based in or commutable to W. Yorkshire.
Profile
Ambitious and driven sales professional preferably with agency experience
Job Offer
£24,000 - £28,000 with OTE
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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