National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Buckinghamshire, High Wycombe
- Salary
- £50000 - £63000 per annum
- Closing date
- 26 Mar 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is an excellent opportunity for an established and ambitious National Account Manager who is looking to join a company with a dominating presence in the region. As a Business Account Manager, you will enjoy a rewarding career development opportunity in key account management. You will have full ownership of one of our most profit generating supermarket accounts and you will also be an instrumental part of devising sales strategies for various channels.
Client Details
My Client is a global company with the culture of a small organisation. This is a company where you all have the opportunity to be leaders - and in this role, it's definitely a #1 requirement.
There flagship brands, are well-loved and well-established globally, hold record-breaking market leadership positions in core markets and make them the global leader in power solutions.
You will be based in the High Wycombe office where they live a culture of high performance and a results driven mind-set.
Description
National Account Manager Responsibilities:
- Achieve budgeted sales and gross margin profit targets in specific major accounts within A & P budgets and authorised pricing levels in line with annual and strategic business objectives (set by Head of Sales).
- Network extensively within accounts in all relevant departments, developing positive working relationships in order to maximise leverage for all our brands.
- Through effective negotiation, maximise return on investment and EUK margins, constantly striving to grow sales by adopting a More for less approach.
- Promote a culture of excellence through continuous improvement in all aspects of the job and all functions thus exceeding expectations of external and internal customers.
Profile
The Successful National Account Manager
- A minimum of 4 - 6 years of experience in account management, within the FMCG market place (previous experience of a top Account executive/ Key account Management desirable).
- Ideally experience working with either Salisbury's and Argos Or Asda and Morison's
- Computer literate in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
- Must be able to demonstrate excellent account management skills (previous experience of JBP planning, P&L responsibility, Promotional planning).
- Ability to attend business meetings alone, require some support from line manager but enough experience to operate at account management level.
- Must be able to demonstrate challenger attitude, and demonstrate where they have previously developed a proactive and successful trading relationship
- Possess competencies such as critical thinking, result driven, team work etc
Job Offer
Competitive Basic Salary + Fantastic Benefits 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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