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Senior Sales Executive

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, London
Salary
£25000 - £30000 per annum
Closing date
7 Jul 2017

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales
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Job Details



Due to strong growth, both in the UK and overseas, my client are now looking to recruit an experienced senior sales executive.

Client Details

My Client is the leading natural insect repellent in the UK their products can be found in Waitrose, Holland & Barrett, Sainsbury's, Robert Dyas, Wholefoods, all good independent health shops and chemists. My client pride them self on being an ethical company and has recently won the Queen's Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development; the only London-based company to do so in 2015.

Due to strong growth, both in the UK and overseas, they are now looking to recruit an experienced senior sales executive.





Description

  • Closing new sales opportunities, leads, and new territories
  • Managing large existing key accounts
  • Forming plans and strategies, and eventually managing a sales team; providing clear and accurate direction so that they reach targets
  • Agreeing sales targets
  • Providing clear, accurate, and timely feedback to management on an on-going basis.
  • Develop and communicate systems to streamline and improve day to day running of sales
  • Driving sales through telesales including generating and organising sales lists, calling customers to drive sales, updating online database and following leads






Profile

  • Minimum of 1 years experience displaying proven ability to close sales
  • You will need to be hardworking, conscientious and demonstrate proven ability to work autonomously
  • Attention to detail is very important
  • You should be confident in your ability to convince buyers and consumers of the benefits of the range, and follow through with account management
  • You should have excellent writing skills and the ability to translate data into analytical reports, as well as to write compelling sales messages
  • Any other widely spoken languages and a driving license will also be considered an advantage


    • Candidate must be able to travel into the head office based in West London- first few months will include a training program based in the office.



    Job Offer



    £25,000 - £35,000 Basic Salary + Package

    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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