National Account Manager- Ecommerce
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Dorset, Bournemouth
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 1 Nov 2017
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
I am currently recruiting a National Account Manager- Ecommerce position for an ever evolving, multi-million pound organisation based in Dorset. An organisation which prides itself on innovation and creative thinking, this is an opportunity not to be missed.
Client Details
My client is well established in the market, working with leading retailers and blue-chip organisations alike. This highly regarded company which has won awards for being most ambitious the organisation rewards those who think outside of the box and challenge the norm. An organisation which operates on a global scale they pride themselves on their training and development programmes to ensure that members of staff can achieve their true potential.
With a close knit team and an open door policy, my client prides itself on its work culture, maintaining a strong work life balance and a structured approach to career progression.
Description
Reporting to the sales director the National Account Manager will be tasked to maintain and develop the relationship with the nominated strategic national accounts, increasing profitability through product range, channel development, execution and sharing best practices across the account base.
The National Account Manager- Ecommerce will
Adopt a pro-active approach to Account Management to develop and achieve full account potential
Fully understand the needs of the account and maintain strong relationships at all levels to exceed expectations
- Be tasked with on-going market research to explore new business and channel opportunities
- Ongoing development of relevant product knowledge
- Constantly monitoring processes internally and externally to pinpoint improvement opportunities
- Research and utilise new opportunities regarding competitor activity
- Generate and submit all reports, detailed contract reports and forecast on time
- Work with the Marketing department to design, implement and evaluate a multi-channel marketing plan
- Oversee supply chain team to maintain stock in channel to agreed levels
Profile
The National Account Manager- Ecommerce will be currently working within a similar role and will possess:
- Strong commercial and business acumen
- Previous FMCG/consumer experience -
- Strong negotiation skills in relation to pricing, terms and accruals
- Experience in large turnover account(s) with extensive routes to market: minimum 3 years' experience
- Team management experience
- Brand management exposure: minimum 2 years
- Ecommerce background working with top accounts
Job Offer
The National Account Manager- Ecommerce position offers an attractive salary and great progression opportunities for a leading international business.
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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