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National Account Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, North West England
Salary
£35000 - £50000 per annum
Closing date
29 Aug 2017

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

Job Details





A market leading, family-run business is looking to strengthen their branded offering with a proven National Account Manager. This is an opportunity to make an instant impact to the businesses success and you will be empowered with high autonomy to develop the strategy within High Street accounts.



Client Details



A major textiles manufacturer with both OL and branded capabilities that sell their products Internationally. The business prides itself on its innovative, entrepreneurial environment where people are empowered to make decisions and drive strategy. The business are committed to creating high quality, trusted, reliable textiles products and have a long, successful heritage in the UK. The business strive to build lasting customer relationships and can carve a fantastic career for the right individual.



Description



An exciting opportunity for a high achieving National Account Manager or exceptional Key Account Manager with a proven background sales within the textiles or homewares sectors. You will be responsible for developing the UK strategy for some of the top UK high Street accounts such as Debenhams and House of Fraser. You will utilise all the internal tools such as category and NPD to deliver excellent service to the customer.



This is the ideal opportunity for a driven and ambitious account manager that can demonstrate rapid development in their current role and is looking for a fresh challenge. You will be looked upon to bring new, innovative ideas and will be required to take a flexible, hands on approach to your work. You must be able to talk product with your retail buyers and spot opportunities to grow your ranges in store.

Profile



Key Skills - National Account Manager:

  • Excellent selling skills, currently working as a National Account Manager or Key Account Manager in the textiles, homewares or fashion sectors
  • Good reporting and written communication skills.
  • Strong customer skills with the ability to build long term relationships and grow new partnerships.
  • Flexible approach to your work with the ability to develop and implement a business strategy.
  • Commutable the North West England HQ as required.




  • Job Offer

    National Account Manager offering a basic salary dependant upon experience plus 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

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