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National Account Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, North West England
Salary
£40000 - £45000 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



Opportunity for a success driven, ambitious and dedicated FMCG/consumer goods sales professional to join an International fashion manufacturer as a National Account Manager to contribute further to its UK growth.



Client Details

A Internationally recognised, market leading, consumer goods manufacturer committed to growing their UK market share with quality, innovative product ranges. The business are looking to develop their position in the UK to ensure they stay ahead of the competition and invest heavily in their NPD team. The business operate with strong ethical practises and pride themselves on being not only ahead of the trends but also a great place to work. The business already operate with the major accounts in the UK and are looking to develop their relationships further.



Description

As the National Account Manager, you will be fully responsible for all the commercial tasks for a range of High Street and multiple retail accounts. You will be a key point of contact for your accounts, responsible for building and maintaining annual account plans to deliver against internal & external targets. Tactically, you will drive growth through NPD, range reviews and build excellent customer relationships to achieve this.

The position will require you to work cross functionally with Marketing, NPD, Production and Logistics and manage all aspects of sales accounts relationships with buyers, merchandisers and other key contacts. It is essential you obtain buy in from both internal and external departmental contacts and manage implementation. You will maintain a high level of awareness of market trends and be passionate about the fashion sector to identify opportunities to drive sales.

Profile

National Account Manager - Key Skills:
  • National or Key Account experience within the non-food sector ideally within the High Street or Grocery channel
  • Passion and awareness of fashion trends
  • Highly self-motivated with determination to succeed
  • Strong negotiation and communication skills
  • Good presentation skills
  • Budget management and data analysis experience
  • Proven, all round commercial acumen
  • Strong creative thinking skills
  • Commutable to North/Midlands 1-2 days per week including North West England, Yorkshire, East and West Midlands






Job Offer

National Account Manager offering a competitive basic salary and long term career development.

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

Join in the discussion in our LinkedIn group Michael Page Sales - UK

 

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