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Sales Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, East Midlands
Salary
£28000 - £30000 per annum + company car + bonus + pension
Closing date
18 Apr 2017

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details





This is a great opportunity to join a market leading manufacturer as a Sales Manager in a specialist, regional role within a niche industry.



Client Details



Our client is a family run business, established for over 20 years who truly put their customers at the heart of everything they do! They are market leaders within their specialised industry and lead from the front with their range of innovative products. The company pride themselves not only on the service they provide for their customers but also the premium quality of their products.



Description



As the Sales Manager, reporting in to the Sales and Marketing Manager you will be responsible for a region spanning across the Midlands and South. In this role you will spend 40% of your time within account management and 60% of your time securing new business. Your customer base will consist of a range of key accounts and independent customers within the funeral industry, which you will be responsible for managing and growing.

Our client is looking for someone who has experience of selling either a product or service within the funeral industry.



Profile



Key skills and experience required:

  • Experience within the funeral industry would be highly beneficial
  • You must have experience of journey planning in a field based sales role
  • The ability to empathise and work to a high level of professionalism, with a consultative selling style is essential
  • Based within the Midlands to Southern area
  • Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills
  • Full, clean driving license






Job Offer

  • £28,000 to £30,000 basic salary - dependant on experience
  • Company car
  • Bonus
  • Pension
  • Holiday
  • Laptop
  • Phone












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

Join in the discussion in our LinkedIn group Michael Page Sales - UK

 

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