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Key Account Manager – High Street

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Reading/ London / Luton / Chelmsford / Oxford / Guilford
Salary
40,000 – 50,000 
Closing date
24 Sep 2016

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details

Key Account Manager – High Street

Would you like to work as a Key Account Manager for a LEADING GLOBAL BRANDED business who are market leaders within their field?

Does working for a vibrant, dynamic and exciting company interest you? Undertaking a role that has become available due to significant company growth? 

This incredible company can offer you real career progression, and the opportunity to shape and develop your own future working for a business with clear focus and ambitions to increase their already established globally leading reputation.

The company are at the forefront of their sector which makes this a truly exciting time to join them as a Key Account Manager. 

Key responsibilities:

  • Key Account Manager responsible for retail accounts  
  • Nurture and grow existing business and develop new lasting business relationships
  • Increase distribution within managed  accounts
  • Sales Strategy Planning 
  • Product Review strategy
  • Develop product categories with Marketing & Category Manager.  

You will have experience of the following:

  • Working within the retail sector  
  • Strong evidence of growing existing accounts 
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong presentations skills with a focus on customer engagement
  • Strong commercial and marketing understanding 

Apply now for immediate interviews. Please send you CV to sarah.farrugia@advocate-group.co.uk

Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible.

If you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role. 
 

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB

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