Area Sales Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Norfolk, Norwich
- Salary
- £25000 - £35000 per annum + company car + bonus
- Closing date
- 31 Mar 2017
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and innovative nutritional supplements company as their Area Sales Manager.
Client Details
Our client is an inventive company who pride themselves on their continuous product development and innovation! Established since the early 1980's they pride themselves on their first class customer service and high quality products, which are 100% naturally sourced. The business have experienced fantastic growth in the UK recently and are an award winning exporter; supplying over 30 countries around the world!
Description
As the Area Sales Manager you will report into the Director and work very autonomously covering an existing territory across a designated area, which has huge potential for growth! The Area Sales Manager role is 80% account management and 20% new business. With an account base consisting of independent retail and pharmacy accounts and you will be responsible for driving growth across your patch alongside prospecting and developing new business.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- A passion and interest in health products would be beneficial
- Experience of selling into independent retailers or pharmacies would be advantageous
- Experience in a field sales role within the FMCG or consumer industry
- Brilliant rapport and relationship building skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Self motivated in order to work autonomously
- Full clean driving license
Job Offer
- Up to £35,000 basic salary (dependant on experience)
- Company car
- 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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