National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Midlands
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum
- Closing date
- 16 Oct 2017
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
The role as National Account Manager will be to grow the UK business at an exciting time of expansion. With a key focus on Small Domestic Appliances, experience in this area is critical and for the successful candidate, they will be integral to developments both UK & Globally.
Client Details
Our client are a leading consumer goods business with an array of products to suit consumers ever changing needs. They are Globally renowned with iconic brands that are recognised and used on an everyday basis.
This is an exciting time to join our client with impressive expansion plans and a focus to develop accounts with the addition of a progressive and driven National Account Manager.
Description
The successful National Account Manager will be tasked with the following roles & responsibilities;
- Manage a defined channel with a key focus on the Grocery/Retail channel
- Use a relationship based sales approach to build entrenched relationships with the desired channel
- Manage the end to end sales process and develop new and long term relationships that align with the retail strategy and against set targets
- Attend exhibitions & events to further enhance brand & product marketability
- Retain and grow retail accounts
- Where necessary negotiate on scope of work, service delivery and price in order to overcome objections, secure agreement and close sales
Profile
As National Account Manager, we are looking for the following background;
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years experience in Field Sales at National Account level
- Experience in selling Domestic Appliances into Grocery/Retail and/or High Street channels
- Creativity and entrepreneurial spirit
- Ideally commutable to the West Midlands region and work remotely
- Ability to think both strategically and analytically
- Highly motivated with a positive "can do" attitude
Job Offer
£40,000 - £50,000
Bonus, Benefits, Company Car.
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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