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National Account Executive - Grocery

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, Surrey
Salary
£35000 - £40000 per annum + bonus, healthcare, pension
Closing date
13 Feb 2017

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

Job Details



This is a fantastic opportunity to become a National Account Executive for a global FMCG company within the Grocery channel.

Client Details



The client is a market leading, well known brand with good trading relationships with the top 4 grocers. They believe in their people and have a great culture with a strong supporting network and invest heavily in training and development. The role is available due to internal promotion as they encourage organic growth within the company. There is excellent career potential and growth for the right person.



Description



Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Supporting, implementing and monitoring Joint Business plans.
  • Assisting negotiations of pricing and promotional plans
  • Monitoring competitor activity and market trends
  • Managing a section of the P&L
  • Identifying growth opportunities and building customer relationships






Profile



As the National Account Executive - Grocery you will:

  • Ideally have some experience of P & L responsibility within Grocery
  • Have had exposure to P&L
  • Graduate calibre
  • Have strong communication and negotiation skills
  • Be highly motivated with strong commercial awareness and the ability to use commercial knowledge to increase profit and business growth.
  • As this is a development role ambition is key/crucial
  • Due to the office location we are looking for candidates based in and around surrey






Job Offer



£35,000 - £40,000 basic salary + bonus + excellent 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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