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Commercial Manager - Convenience

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, Devon
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
19 Sep 2017

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

Job Details





We are currently recruiting for a growing and dynamic company who specialise in the Food industry who are looking for an experience National Account or Commercial Manager to join their Impulse team.



Client Details

Our client are a Brand leader within the chilled foods industry and a nation's favourite

As an innovative traditional company, they have been successfully developing and producing for more than 60 years. A business going from strength to strength, employing 750 staff producing over £2.5 million products a week.





Description



As part of the Senior Commercial Team, as Commercial Manager - Convenience you will be responsible for the key convenience channel and said national customers.

As Commercial Manager - Convenience you will inherit the company's most key accounts, but will also be tasked to drive new business opportunities with key clients within this channel.



You will work within the branded product range with full P&L, NPD and JBP responsibility.



You will meet and network with buyers and Category managers within your key clients, identifying opportunities and continually developing these relationships.



Profile



Key requirements for the Commercial Manager - Convenience:



* National Account or Commercial Account Manager Level



* Account Management Experience of Convenience Channel (Exposure to Booker, Blakemore, McColls etc ideal)



* Branded product experience



* A confident self-starter



* Exposure to JBP and P&L



* Passion for the chilled food industry



* Ideally based in Devon, Cornwall and the South West



Job Offer

Attractive competitive basic with performance-related package

Company car incl. Fuel Card

Pension, laptop, phone etc.

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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