European Sales Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London, South West London
- Salary
- £45000 - £55000 per annum + OTE + Benefits
- Closing date
- 23 Jun 2017
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
A fantastic and exciting opportunity has arisen for a strong and successful Sales or National Account Manager with experience in Europe to join my client as their new European Sales Manager looking after the European Market. We are looking for someone who has experience of managing a distribution network within major European countries.
Client Details
My client is a market leading consumer goods business with a global presence and are currently experiencing solid growth with potential to continue growing category share and increase their International presence.
Description
The European Sales Manager will be responsible executing all sales opportunities within the relevant market place, achieved through adopting an influencing and professional approach to the customers and distributors. The Sales Manager will be accountable for planning and managing the full commercial relationship between my client and their appointed partners within the territory, and will ensure that budgets and profit targets are achieved and then surpassed. In addition, the Sales Manager will work alongside key internal stakeholders to oversee the sustainable and profitable development of the category whilst improving customer results and focusing on consumer satisfaction.
Profile
The European Sales Manager will need to come with the following key skills and experiences:-
- Strong and successful sales background
- Key account management skills along with experience of managing and influencing a distribution network across major European countries such as France, Germany, Italy and Spain
- Fluent French speaker (essential)
- Other European and International language skills
- Be from a Consumer Goods or FMCG background
- Have the ability to travel extensively for work
- Self-starter, strong outgoing character with bags of drive and hunger to succeed
- Please not this role will not be managing the UK business but the role will be based in the UK - candidates when in the UK will need to be able to commute to the South West London area
Job Offer
£45,000 to £55,000 per annum DOE + OTE and benefits
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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