Key Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, East Midlands
- Salary
- £28000 - £32000 per annum
- Closing date
- 24 Aug 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
The role as Key Account Manager will be responsible to maintain, grow & obtain both new & current business opportunities within the Food Service channel across the East Midlands.
Client Details
My client are a leading Food Service business looking to add to their team across the East Midlands, with continued growth expansion into the long term.
Description
The Key Account Manager will be responsible for:
- Retention and development of an existing customer base
- Delivering first class customer service and building strong relationships
- Ability to develop new business across the East Midlands region
- Develop innovative ideas to add to menus and your client's service offering
- Representing the company in a professional manner keeping in line with the business strategy
- Develop an in depth understanding of customer needs
- Give structured feedback to marketing and the Field Sales Manager in order to improve the service to customers
- Act as a lead point of contact for your customers with all queries
- Establish and grow opportunities across your territory and co-operate with the sales team to ensure profitable growth
Profile
The successful Key Account Manager will have the following experience;
- Experience within FMCG & Field Based Sales
- Food Sales experience and affinity to this sector
- Possess strong relationship building skills
- Have good communications skills and ability to liaise at all levels, both within the company and with external organisations
- Have a proven track record in account management
- Have experience of successfully working from within a sales team with marketing, commercial and operational teams
- Be skilled in the use of reporting and communications tools - Excel, PowerPoint etc
- Hold a full driving licence
Job Offer
£28,000 - £32,000 (dependant on experience)
Company Car
Bonus & Progression Opportunities
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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