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Key Account Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, West Midlands
Salary
£34000 - £38000 per annum + Car, Bonus
Closing date
30 Jun 2017

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

Job Details



The role as Key Account Manager is an exciting position in a period of successful growth for our client. The business have a rich heritage and after a period of successful change, are looking to add to their commercial team with this position.

Client Details

Our client are well-known for their passion, heritage & product quality. These qualities with the addition of talented and experienced team ensure they are in a formidable position to drive market potential and enhance their consumer reputation.

As a business, they offer a diverse range of consumer products focused on the home, garden & outdoor markets with a creative flair that has signified their market dominance in the past.

Description

The role as Key Account Manager will be to prospect and drive current accounts aimed within the trade merchant & retail channel within branded categories.

You will work closely with the Channel Director within a fantastic, creative team with a key focus on driving new products, working closely with consumer's needs & extending key client relationships across a designated product portfolio.







Profile

As a successful Key Account Manager, we are looking for the following profile;

* Minimum 2-3 years experience working within FMCG

* Ideal experience within consumer durables

* Ability to drive sales through a category led approach

* Experience managing account portfolios and enhancing market relations

* P&L responsibility with an ability to drive NPD

* Strategic in approach with experience driving new business

* Commutable to the West Midlands



Job Offer

Basic Salary - £34,000 - £38,000

Company Car, Bonus & Benefits

Progression opportunities

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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