National Sales Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, East of England
- Salary
- £35000 - £40000 per annum + company car + bonus
- Closing date
- 31 Mar 2017
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a long established UK Book Wholesaler as an National Sales Manager, leading a team of five direct reports in the field.
Client Details
Established in the 1960's, our client is a leading UK book wholesaler operating in over 100 countries with various divisions.
Description
As the National Sales Manager you will be responsible for leading, developing and motivating a team of five Independent Account Managers, delivering growth nationally, consisting of new and existing independent book retailers.
You will be responsible for managing the performance of your team through training, and development in the field in order to guarantee results and targets are achieved.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- A passion for reading would be highly beneficial
- Experience of managing a remote field based team within FMCG or Consumer is essential
- A passionate and enthusiastic approach
- Ability to build strong relationships is essential
- A willingness to learn
- Full, clean driving license
Job Offer
- Basic Salary of £35,000 to £40,000 (dependant on experience)
- Company car
- Bonus
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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