Business Development Executive
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £32000 - £35000 per annum
- Closing date
- 28 Mar 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
As the Business Development Executive you will be out in the field servicing on-trade accounts in London. You will need to be able to form great business relationships, have an eye for identifying opportunities and have a natural selling ability.
Client Details
My client is one of the industry's most dynamic global drinks businesses. They specialise in Beer, whisky and spirits and focus on developing distinctive, premium local brands for global growth. Due to their growth they are needing a Business Development Executive to come on board and service the London Territory.
Description
As the Business Development Executive you will be responsible for:
- Developing new business opportunities through promotions.
- Establishing and maintaining working relationships with key decision makers.
- Conducting staff training's for on premise accounts and supporting Sales managers with staff training's to key wholesale field sales team.
- Keeping informed of and contributing to the development of the UK on-trade strategies.
- Maintaining comprehensive and up-to-date market, commercial and customer records.
- Reporting on competitor information, new product developments, promotions and brand embed activity.
- Managing your own professional development in order to achieve your work objectives and your career and personal goals.
Profile
The successful Business Development Executive will:
- Have on-trade experience servicing the HoReCa channel.
- Must have at least 2 years FMCG drinks experience, ideally spirits.
- Be able to work independently and from home as my clients head office isn't London based.
- Be fine with travel and staying away from home occasionally
- Strong relationship and interpersonal skills
- Be educated to a degree level.
Job Offer
£32,000-£35,000 Basic + Package
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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