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National Sales Manager

Employer
Cavendish Maine
Location
Home based – central UK
Salary
Up to £50,000 + bonus, car and benefits
Closing date
10 Jun 2017

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

Job Details

Job title:            National Sales Manager

Location:           Home based – central UK

Salary:              Up to £50,000 + bonus, car and benefits

Sector:              Premium pet food

Job type:          Permanent

Job reference:   NH 18681

  • Lead a national field sales team.
  • Managing the sales of some of the best quality pet food brands in the UK.
  • Personal sales to targeted key accounts.

 

 

The Company:

A privately owned premium quality pet food business that has secured an impressive reputation with all specialist retailers with sales growing at 40% per annum.

The company has launched a secondary range that has even broader market appeal and seeks a pioneering sales leader to maximise the opportunity for this brand.

The role of National Sales Manager:

This is a pioneering, home-based role, for an experienced Sales Manager who is a great salesperson, a detailed planner and exciting entrepreneur. 

Key responsibilities include:

  • Agreeing an annual sales and marketing plan with the Directors.
  • Managing and recruiting Area Sales Managers to support the sales plan.
  • Allocation of annual sales target by each team member.
  • Annual strategy for key account acquisition.
  • Monthly field accompaniments with each of the sales team.
  • Analyse and interpret sales data in order to guide decision making.
  • Present regular business reviews for the Board.

National Sales Manager profile:

We are looking for a well trained and experienced National Sales Manager, ideally with pet trade experience, who can transfer skills to this role. Specifically we are looking for:

  • At least 10 years sales and business development experience.
  • Must have worked with quality fmcg brands.
  • Experience leading a national sales team and account management.
  • Must have excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  • Numerate with the ability to interpret and analyse data.
  • A great communicator at all levels with excellent negotiating, influencing and presentation skills.
  • Highly self-motivated with the desire, enthusiasm, drive, determination, tenacity and ability to achieve results.

The benefits:

The job holder will enjoy a competitive basic salary and rewarding commission scheme plus car and the expenses / support required to be field based.

For more information and to apply please contact:

Contact:

Name                Nick Hester      

Telephone         01275 813030

Email                nick@cavendishmaine.com

Company

Established in 1991 Cavendish Maine is a specialist sales, marketing and management recruitment consultancy. Covering the whole of the UK, we work with suppliers of food and non-food products to retail, hospitality and leisure markets and our impressive client portfolio ranges from global brand leaders to fast growing private companies.

Our team is experienced, professional and knowledgeable and each consultant has a specific market focus. This means that we know our clients intimately and our candidates are well briefed and well prepared for all interviews. In addition we have one consultant who specialises in export and international roles and separate teams that bring the same recruitment processes to accountancy and financial services employers.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01275 813000
Location
Leigh Court Business Centre
Pill Road
Abbots Leigh
Bristol
BS8 3RA
GB

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