Account Manager - Health Food Market
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Somerset, Bath
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 13 Feb 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Bath based Superfoods business looking for an Account Manager to join their private label team.
Client Details
Leading players in the health foods market, pioneering in the superfoods industry. After steady growth the business shot to success in recent years and now proudly sits as one of the major importers and wholesalers of superfoods across Europe.
Description
This exciting business are looking for an Account Manager to join their private label team within their Bath headoffice. You will manage a host of retail and food manufacturer accounts across the UK and Europe, therefore there will be occasional travel to Europe to visit customers.
This is a truly excellent opportunity for sales professional with a keen interest in the health food market to join a growing and well-respected business.
Profile
Essential Requirements for this role:
* Account management background within food industry
* Health food knowledge is a bonus
* Ability to build and manage strong relationships with customers
* Ability to grow the business to meet agreed targets
* Demonstrable track record of winning new accounts and developing these
* Positive outlook
* Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
* Based in or near Bath
Job Offer
Competitive Basic + Bonus
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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