Account Director
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Hertfordshire, Borehamwood
- Salary
- £45000 - £55000 per annum
- Closing date
- 26 May 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Exciting opportunity for an account director in a global and growing luxury promotions agency based in hertfordshire.
Client Details
Our client is a fast paced, owner operated model that supplies global luxury promotions. The company is spread across 12 international offices which ensures they are a true market leader in their field. This company is very much close knit, bonded and fun. The environment is laid back, relaxed and allows for innovative and creative thinking.
Description
The Account Director will lead one of the agency's largest and most prestigious Health and Beauty accounts and will relish engaging with clients at a senior level.
Key responsibilities include:
- Responsible for annual business planning process for the account, setting sales and profit targets
- Supporting client's needs with strategic plans and actively seeking out new business opportunities with the client to increase sales turnover and profit for the account
- Effectively manage the pitch process for new programmes, creating insightful and compelling solutions
- Manage the creative process, product development and approval process according to the clients needs
Profile
The successful Account Director will have:
- Relevant agency experience
- Worked within or have experience of the health and beauty sector
- Strong communication and relationship building skills
- Pro-active creative development of products and presentations
- The ability to deliver results and manage key relationships
- Excellent organisational and problem solving skills
- Ability to develop and inspire others in their team and across the business as a whole
Job Offer
£45,000 - £55,000 + package
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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