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Account Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, Hertfordshire, Borehamwood
Salary
£32000 - £35000 per annum
Closing date
22 Sep 2017

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

Job Details



Exciting opportunity has arisen for an office based account manager position with a rapidly growing premium promotions agency.

Client Details

My client is a market leading global premium promotions agency, who have been creating successful promotions for over 30 years for some of the worlds largest international companies. They are a multi national organisation servicing clients in over 32 counties with their UK head office based in Borehamwood Hertfordshire. A rapidly expanding agency who are looking to take on an account manager to help grown the business further.





Description



Account Manager Role will include responsibilities such as:
  • Meet/exceed annual sales and profit targets set as part of the annual business planning cycle
  • Proactively seek to meet with the client, and develop network of contacts within the client to develop relationships and maximise number of briefs.
  • To understand the client and their consumers, in order to provide best solution to brief (on brand and on strategy).
  • Receive briefs for projects, ensuring all information is complete and ready to hand over to the project management team.
  • Work with creative team to develop designs meeting the client brief and brand.
  • To liaise with the PM team during development process, to ensure that all information required is on time and accurate
  • To check pricing received from PM team and decide on profit margins and final client pricing structure
  • To prepare and make presentations to the client, both electronically and in person.
  • Negotiate to secure profitable orders.
  • Handover orders to the PM team, and act as client liaison for any issues arising during production.








Profile



The successful account manager will need to :
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Broad business understanding of Sales & Profit.
  • Achieve Personal Sales Targets.
  • Clear communication (oral & written) within team - reporting to the Senior Account Director.
  • Must be able to plan, organise & prioritise their individual workload.
  • Monitor multiple projects and create weekly status reports.
  • Ensure that all Quality Control standards are adhered to.
  • Good numeracy skills - able to manipulate pricing.
  • Attention to detail is critical - ability to produce concise, accurate and clear briefs / correspondence / administration.
  • Make short / medium term strategic plans for their accounts
  • Make internal & client presentations.






Job Offer

£30,000 - £35,000 Basic Salary + Commission

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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