Territory Sales Representative
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- East Midlands
- Salary
- company van + commission + bonus
- Closing date
- 13 Sep 2016
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a brilliant opportunity to join an exciting and innovative company as a Territory Sales Representative. In this role you will work to promote our clients own range of products and also new product ranges on behalf of up and coming SME's and established brands that need a helping hand getting their products to market.
Client Details
Our client is an inventive company with their own range of unique products ranging from nutritional energy bars to healthy soups, sauces and soft drinks! They specialise in products free from allergens including wheat and dairy; promoting wholesome and ethically sourced ingredients.
Description
As the Territory Sales Representative you will report into the Sales Manager but work very much autonomously covering an existing territory; looking after 150 stores which you will visit on a 6 weekly call cycle. You will be responsible for taking a range of products to market within independent health stores. The products you will be working with range from healthy and nutritional food and drink items to natural health and beauty products free from unnecessary additives.
This is an established patch however due to the nature of this role you must have the ability to 'cold call' in a warm environment, in order to gain distribution of two new brands - this is what you'll be targeted on in this role. You will also be responsible for retaining the 150 strong account base; building relationships and growing the well established territory.
Profile
- Experience within field sales and journey planning in order to maximise the potential of your territory
- An interest in health products & the ability to understand the language would be beneficial
- Rapport building skills - ability to build strong relationships
- Self-driven and motivated in order to work autonomously
- Able to adapt, as each cycle is different, with new brands to gain new business
- Attention to detail - especially within admin
- Commercially aware with good numerical skills
- Full, clean driving license
Job Offer
- Competitive basic salary
- Company van
- Commission
- Bonus
- Holiday
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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