National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Midlands
- Salary
- Competitive
- 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
As National Account Manager, this is an exciting time to join our market leading client within the durables market, focusing on the Grocery & High Street sector; with considerable expansion planned.
Client Details
Our client are a leading name across Retail & Trade and after recent expansion, are looking to capitalise on market growth with an additional National Account Manager to work within the Grocery & High Street channel.
Description
As National Account Manager, you will be tasked with the following roles & responsibilities;
- Act as the face of the company and main POC for the Grocery & High Street channel
- Manager accounts and all P&L activity with a key focus on driving NPD
- Negotiate and progress contracts for all current account activity
- Develop JBP's to align business expectations and maintain planned growth
- Drive new business within existing and prospective accounts
- Support the wider team with growing the business in the long term.
Profile
The successful National Account Manager will have the following profile;
- Educated to degree (or similar) level
- Background in consumer durables
- Strong negotiation and communication skills
- Minimum 3 years National Account Management experience
- Grocery & High Street experience
- Proven track record in account development and successful JBP strategy
- Strong analytic sales skills
- P&L Accountability
- Evidence of strong internal and external stakeholder management
- Commutable to the West Midlands twice a week
Job Offer
Competitive salary plus 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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