Commercial Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Sussex, Shoreham-By-Sea
- Salary
- £50000 - £58000 per annum + Bonus, Car, Benefits
- Closing date
- 9 Jun 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a highly successful and ambitious NAM or SNAM with Top 4 Grocery experience to join the fast growing and exciting Higgidy brand as their new Commercial Manager looking after one of their largest customers, driving further growth and opportunities as the wider business looks to continue expanding after a fantastic growth period.
Client Details
So what makes Higgidy, well…Higgidy then? My client has a culture that's so much more than just making fantastic tasting pastry products. Boiled down to their essence, they are about putting heart into food and soul into business, and this means there's a particular way of doing things that makes them who they are. Established by a husband and wife team back in 2003 Higgidy has experienced nothing but positive growth in the years that followed and today boasts annual revenues around £25m with over 200 employees based on the South Coast. Not only is this an opportunity to join a great business, it's an opportunity to jump on board and grow with a business set to expand much further.
Description
The Commercial Manager will drive the development and delivery of the growth plans, focusing on leading the relationship with one of our longstanding and strategically important customers, across Brand and own label.
Their responsibilities will stretch across; account management, forecasting, customer insight, commercial strategy and analysis.
Further responsibilities will include:-
- Managing and developing the relationships with a key Top 4 account, having full P&L responsibility as well as seeking all potential new business opportunities within the account
- Generate and own the commercial forecast for the customer, working with all internal commercial stakeholders as well as product, marketing, operations and finance
- Hone a deep knowledge of the market place, use information available to create the very best customer plans and strategies
- Create, develop and implement the commercial plans, ensuring the customer has the right range, promotions and marketing to maximise profitable growth
Profile
The successful candidate for the Commercial Manager will be:-
- Track record of FMCG sales, a mix of larger and smaller size businesses internally and track record with a Top 4 Grocery account
- A passionate, proactive, confident sales person with a proven track record of strong account management and influencing skills
- A smart, analytical presenter
- Track record of generating and building lasting, key relationships with stakeholders of all levels
- Passionate about working in a smaller size business, and fast growing challenger brand mentality passionate about working in an SME which has ambitious plans to double its size within 5 years
- Can demonstrate strong leaderships skills and manage up internally
- Candidate must be able to commute to Shoreham-By-Sea a min of 3 days per week
Job Offer
Up to a maximum of £58,000 per annum + good bonuses + car + benefits
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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