Field Sales Representative
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London, East London
- Salary
- £27000 - £32000 per annum
- Closing date
- 10 Apr 2017
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Field sales representative for a global brand within the FMCG industry, based in East London.
Client Details
My client is a global leader within the FMCG industry. With a huge portfolio of products within personal care and operating on an international scale, this is an amazing opportunity to get your foot in the door with one of the leading players within the FMCG world. They are well-known and highly respected in their market by their competitors and consumers alike. My client looks after their staff and focuses on training and development to encourage organic progression from within. The scope to further your career is huge, with the opportunity for lateral, vertical or even international progression available. The Field Sales Representative is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career within FMCG sales for a genuine market leader.
Description
The Sales Representatives are field-based specialists who will be detailing, selling and merchandising branded products to either existing or new customers in the industry. You will be responsible for your own territory with the aim of maintaining and building brand awareness and sales for the professional product range. The majority of the role will involve you meeting with current and prospective clients to educate them and their teams on the benefits of the product range, with the intention of increasing sales. Outside of client visits, you will provide technical/scientific and product information through arranging, administering and presenting at trade exhibitions, educational group meetings and on a one-to-one basis. You must deliver upon KPIs, which involves contacting professional clients and their teams both face to face and by phone.
Profile
The successful Field Sales Representative will obtain the following:
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Expertise in consultative and solutions selling
- Experience in customer-facing sales role
- The ability to communicate clearly and concisely complex concepts to clients
- Analytical skills
- Educated to degree level standard
- A proven track record of operating in a KPI driven environment
Job Offer
Salary - up to £32,000 + car/allowance, bonus and additional benefits.
Fantastic opportunity for a global player within the FMCG industry.
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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