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Export Sales Executive - Toys

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, Surrey
Salary
£30000 - £35000 per annum
Closing date
21 Aug 2017

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

Job Details



Exciting opportunity for a Export Sales Executive - Toys to join a niche toy business based in Surrey. With the potential to build and develop on your skill-set, this is a perfect opportunity for someone looking for a step into a career with toys where it can be Christmas everyday!!

Client Details

My client is a small and entrepreneurial toy business, based in the heart of Surrey. Easily accessible from Surrey or from London (Waterloo/Clapham Junction) they offer a tight knit and friendly environment with a portfolio of quality toy products. With products sold worldwide, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Description

The Export Sales Executive - Toys plays an integral part in managing an existing distribution network outside of the EMEA as well as developing the business through gaining new distribution networks within untapped territories.

The role offers hands on experience in developing an account base in line with the business objectives. The products are very much in demand and the successful candidate will be required to capitalise on this opportunity.

The Export Sales Executive - Toys will be responsible for:
  • Establishing and maintaining relationships with wholesalers worldwide
  • Ensuring adequate stock is maintained within the wholesalers
  • Projecting promotions onto the wholesalers nationwide
  • Develop, document and maintain market knowledge in order to develop joint marketing strategies
  • Building competitor knowledge
  • Progressing new orders through the sales process
  • Working with the Sales Director and Export Manager to ensure targets are met globally






Profile

The Export Sales Executive - Toys will have:
  • 2 years experience working within a similar sales environment
  • Ideally experience within the toy or gifting industry
  • Experience working within a close team environment
  • Account management experience
  • Ideally experience in distribution and wholesale
  • Ambition with a drive to succeed
  • Strong communication skills
  • Creative flair, being able to identify new opportunities
  • Excellent IT skills with experience in SAGE 50


Given the international element to the role, fluency in Spanish is desirable.

Job Offer

The Export Sales Executive - Toys offers an attractive salary plus bonus and a great working environment which encourages progression and development.

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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