Senior National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- North East
- Salary
- £50000 - £60000 per annum
- Closing date
- 13 Oct 2016
View more
- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
Fantastic opportunity for an proven Senior National Account Manager to join a business where you can make a real impact and will be empowered with high autonomy to develop the strategy within major high street accounts.
Client Details
An established, international branded consumer business experiencing exciting UK growth and can offer future development. The business prides itself on its fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment built on innovation and customer relationships. The business has a multi-national heritage and commit themselves to producing top quality, trusted consumer products. The business invest heavily into intelligent marketing campaigns to drive the brand and can carve a fantastic career for the right individual.
Description
Opportunity for a high achieving Senior National Account Manager or National Account Manager with a proven background to join a Global consumer business and make a significant difference to it's continued success. You will be responsible for developing the UK sales strategy for top UK High Street accounts and will utilise all the internal tools such as category and NPD to deliver excellent service to the customer.
This is the ideal opportunity for a driven and ambitious sales candidate that can demonstrate rapid development in their current role and is looking for a fresh challenge. You will be looked upon to bring new, innovative ideas and will be required to take a flexible, hands on approach to your work. You must be passionate about both brands and retail and will be rewarded with full account autonomy and future progression opportunities.
Profile
Key Skills - Senior National Account Manager:
- Excellent account management skills, currently working as a National Account Manager or Senior National Account Manager in the OTC, Pharma or FMCG sector.
- Ideally gained structure training and show clear progression through career.
- Good reporting and written communication skills.
- Strong customer skills with the ability to build long term relationships and grow new partnerships.
- Flexible approach to your work with the ability to develop and implement a business strategy.
- Based commutable to the Northern head office 2-3 days per week which would include North East, North West, Yorkshire and Midlands
Job Offer
Senior National Account Manager offering a highly competitive basic salary plus package.
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
Join in the discussion in our LinkedIn group Michael Page Sales - UK
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert