Technical Sales Manager – Nutritionals
- Employer
- Advocate Group
- Location
- North West
- Salary
- £40-55k + package
- Closing date
- 14 Jul 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Technical Sales Manager – Nutritionals
Salary: £40-55k + package
Location: North West
Sector/Industry: Ingredients / Nutritional Supplements
Job Reference: 233331
Package:
15% bonus, Company car, pension etc
Introduction:
My client is currently seeking an experienced Technical Sales Manager with experience in taking customer briefs and overseeing NPD projects.
The Company:
My client is a well-known manufacturer of healthcare products who have a track record of consistent year on year growth. Part of a larger group, this business unit focuses on the development of nutritional products for customers.
The Role:
- To manage the development of a diverse range of existing and prospective customers which will require travel within the UK and Europe.
- To make a significant contribution to the success of the business by securing profitable business opportunities, delivering strong growth in line with short and long term business forecasts and providing service standards to consistently exceed customer expectations.
The Candidate:
- Educated to degree level, ideally a science based graduate with strong commercial acumen.
- Excellent numeracy, business development and communications skills.
- Ability to drive and manage multiple customer development projects from inception to completion within short timescales in a fast moving contract manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrable success of profitable business development in a business to business context probably within the healthcare and /or food supplement/food sectors, ideally with a minimum 4 years experience in such a position.
- Demonstrable ability of working with production and technical management to meet customer requirements through a combination of new product development and excellent customer service.
- Ideally, expertise in the field of nutrition and / or knowledge of consumer marketing and brand management.
To Apply:
To apply directly please send a copy of your CV and cover letter through to Dan Diggle or alternatively please apply via the link below.
Company
We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.
As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function.
Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists.
Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.
What Do We Offer?
- 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.
That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.
- 96% employee retention.
Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.
- 92% right-first-time shortlists.
Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.
- 28 days average time to hire.
From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.
Our Recruitment Solutions:
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Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:
📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/
- Website
- http://www.advocate-group.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0333 772 7200
- Location
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The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB
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