Business Development Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Salary is dependent on experience, car and bonus.
- Closing date
- 23 Sep 2016
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
Business Development Manager
- London
A business development manager role, working for Lafuma, a manufacturer of mid to high end garden and outdoor furniture
Details about the Client
Lafuma are a manufacturer of mid to high end garden and outdoor furniture. They manufacturer all of their products in France [and are environmentally friendly] and have a rich company heritage and history dating back to 1930. They are a fun and lively company and their staff live and breathe their values.
Up until recently Lafuma has operated a distribution model in the UK and are now in a strong position to employ a direct sales team and have a Sales Manager working directly for them in this market. They already have a strong account and sales base in the UK and the product range suits this market well. They are seeing great success across Europe that should easily be emulated in this market
Detailed Job Description
This is a really exciting opportunity for a UK Sales Manager to join Lafuma at the start of their growth journey in the UK. You will responsible for managing existing accounts and retailers but also identifying and converting new ones across multiple channels. This garden furniture range fits nicely with garden centres, mid to high end furniture stores and homeware retailers so this will be your main target base - although suggestions are welcome! You will report into the International Sales Manager who is largely based in France, so you must be comfortable working autonomously. The key selling season for this product range is up until the end of November so ideally we are looking for somebody to be able to start at the beginning of October. Ideally you will be based in the South/London area or near an airport.
Candidate's Profile
The UK Sales Manager will have recent experience of selling a consumer product into either garden centres, homeware stores or furniture stores. You will be self motivated as this role reports into the International Sales Manager who is based in France.
What's on offer
Salary is dependent on experience, car and bonus.
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.
Ref Code: MPGC13754763Z
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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