Senior National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, East Midlands
- Salary
- £50000 - £60000 per annum + company car + bonus
- Closing date
- 23 May 2017
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a strong international FMCG company; it's a family run business, with great values and a strong position in its specialised market. You will be responsible for the management of relationships, volume, revenue, profit and expenditure within the Grocery channel, alongside one direct report.
Client Details
A FMCG business, experienced in their industry and currently growing both in the UK and non-UK market.
Description
As the Senior National Account Manager you will be working within the grocery channel managing the company's largest account. You will need to generate a clear understanding of the accounts business strategy, build relationships with existing accounts and seek new business opportunities in order to grow the business. Understanding account and brand profit and loss is essential. You will be responsible for controlling spend and investment levels within agreed budgets.
You will need to manage and negotiate with accounts and implement promotional programs in line with the company's promotional plan. Alongside this you will be responsible for one direct report and work closely with the Sales Director. You will ideally have the ability to support the Sales Director in shaping the sales team in the future.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- Minimum of 3 years FMCG experience
- Experienced within the grocery channel
- Experience of managing a P+L and JBP's
- Ability to analyse and proactively solve problems
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Mathematically able to apply concepts such as ratios, percentages and margins
- Computer Literate with a full understanding of Microsoft Office packages
- Ability to communicate effectively internally and externally at key levels both verbally and visually
- Full UK driving license
Job Offer
- £50,000 to £60,000 basic salary (dependant on experience)
- Company Car
- Bonus - dependant upon company performance
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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