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UK Sales Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, North West England
Salary
£40000 - £50000 per annum
Closing date
28 Jun 2017

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

Job Details





Fantastic opportunity for a proven Key/National Account Manager to join a growing fashion brand, responsible for implementing the UK strategy with full ownership for the retail channel.



Client Details





A growing brand in the sporting apparel industry experiencing exciting development and can offer future opportunity. The business prides itself on its fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a clear focus on product innovation. The business has a solid heritage and commit themselves to producing top quality, trusted products. The business have an aggressive strategy to increase their turnover with a major focus on growing their position in the UK retail market.





Description



As the UK Sales Manager you will be responsible for developing a clear and robust strategy for growing the UK retail channel with the support of 3-4 Key Account Managers. You will utilise all the excellent internal tools such as marketing and NPD to deliver excellent service to the customer and manage relationships effectively both internally and externally. You will be responsible for driving the development of your team members and be accountable for the P&L of the division.



This is the ideal opportunity for a driven and ambitious account manager that can demonstrate rapid development in their current role and ideally has exposure to people management. You will be looked upon to bring new, innovative ideas and will be required to take a flexible, hands on approach to your work. You must be passionate about both brands and retail and will be rewarded with excellent training and future progression opportunities.



Profile



Key Skills - UK Sales Manager:

  • Excellent selling skills, currently working as Key/National Account Manager within the sports or apparel sector.
  • Good reporting and written communication skills with a straight talking approach.
  • Strong customer skills with the ability to map out a new market and grow permanent partnerships.
  • Flexible approach to your work with the ability to develop and implement a business strategy.
  • Based commutable to the North West England




  • Job Offer

    UK Sales Manager offering a competitive basic salary with full 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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