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FMCG Recruitment Consultant

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, Hertfordshire, St. Albans
Salary
£24000 - £30000 per annum + Uncapped quarterly commision
Closing date
6 Jan 2017

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

Job Details



Reporting into the Sales Manager, you will be responsible for managing a defined set of clients who will range from international conglomerates through to rapidly expanding SME's. These accounts all fall within the FMCG & Consumer Sales industry.

Client Details

In return for being a FMCG recruitment consultant for us we'll offer you: Full training and development, unlimited potential for career progression, International recruitment consultant career opportunities and excellent earning potential. We are listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to work for. Michael Page is an international recruitment business specialising in management level and executive appointments. We ensure our clients maintain competitive advantage in an increasingly challenging marketplace by helping them to acquire and retain the best talent from around the world. Our track record of organic growth and market diversification has only been possible by consistently providing a first class service to our clients and candidates which in turn is only possible by acquiring and retaining the best talent for our business. We provide the opportunity for talented individuals to gain broad commercial exposure and access to senior industry leaders within this specialist corporate discipline - giving you the opportunity to become a well networked, well renowned recruiter in one of the fastest developing areas of industry and commerce. We offer a long term training programme combined with a first class pay structure (comprising of an excellent base salary and outstanding bonus scheme). Most importantly, we offer long term career progression

Description

Reporting into the Sales Manager, you will be responsible for managing a defined set of clients who will range from international conglomerates through to rapidly expanding SME's. These accounts all fall within the FMCG & Consumer Sales industry. Working from an office based in St Albans, as an FMCG recruitment consultant you will target clients within your local geography initially creating interest through your telephone sales skills before meeting them face to face to close the deal. You will receive extensive classroom and on the job training enabling you to converse confidently and successfully with senior decision makers in the corporate world. You will become a specialist in FMCG & Consumer sales recruitment, at Michael Page we encourage our consultants to become immersed in their market be that through meeting candidates, clients or attending relevant trade shows.

Profile

As an FMCG recruitment consultant you must thrive in a busy sales environment and enjoy developing existing accounts as well as identifying new business opportunities. This role is office based in St Albans, with great access to a wealth of fantastic clients. Our consultants are expected to be out visiting clients on a regular basis as well as candidates. You must be a team player, you will work in a fun office environment where there is a strong work hard/play hard attitude. Your commercial background will be within sales or recruitment preferably within the business to business environment. A knowledge of FMCG or Consumer Sales is advantageous but not essential.

Job Offer

Competitive basic salary + 1/4 Bonus + BUPA + Pension + 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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