Drinks National Account Executive
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £25000 - £30000 per annum + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
- Closing date
- 25 Aug 2016
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is an excellent opportunity to become a Drinks National Account Executive. This will be an office based role in Central London
Client Details
The client has been established just over 5 years ago and is growing rapidly within the on trade sector. They are looking to hire as soon as possible as they have recently gained many accounts within the on trade channel and are looking for a National Account Executive to join the team. They have a great start up ethos and are looking for the right candidate who wants to work hard and progress quickly
Description
Responsibilities of the Drinks National Account Executive include but are not limited to:
- Assisting with promotion plans and P & L within on-trade.
- Promotional forecasting
- Working to agreed revenue targets and ensuring there is a sufficient pipeline to achieve these targets
- Supporting the Senior Sales Manager with preparing promotional forecasts and in monthly review meetings.
- Working closely with the customer care team to ensure client satisfaction is maintained and specific requests are followed up
- Carry out monthly visits to ensure promotional activity is being maintained
- Analyse competitors activity
Profile
As the Drinks National Account Executive, you will:
- Ideally have some working knowledge of the Drinks sector, though this is not a pre-requisite
- Have a proven track sales record in a similar role within FMCG
- Have strong communication and negotiation skills
- A track record of developing strategies for individual accounts that have result in increased revenue streams
- Have strong numeracy and analytical skills with an eye for detail
Job Offer
As the Drinks National Account Executive you will be offered £25,000 - £30,000 Basic Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
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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