National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Midlands
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 4 Apr 2018
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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 drive, extend & create business opportunities within current Retail & Online avenues for my market-leading client within the Beauty & Personal Care sector.
Client Details
Our client are a leader within the Consumer world with market leading brands & products suitable to all ages. With a fantastic team already in place and extensive opportunity across a range of product categories, it's a great time to join the team.
Description
As National Account Manager, you will be tasked with the following roles & responsibilities;
- Act as the face of the company and for specific Retail & Convenience accounts
- Manager accounts and all P&L activity with a key focus on driving NPD
- Negotiate and progress contracts for all current account activity
- Develop JBP's to align business expectations and maintain planned growth
- Bring a passionate approach to the business and give exceptional service to national accounts
- Consult with Senior Buyers to develop long term strategy and insights
- Drive seasonal products & long term growth of multiple business avenues
- Support the wider team with growing the business in the long term.
Profile
The successful candidate will have the following profile;
- Minimum 4 years National Account Manager experience
- Extensive experience within the Retail, Convenience and/or Online channel
- Strong retail knowledge and negotiation skills
- Passion & enthusiasm for sales & the consumer world
- Proven track record in account development and successful JBP strategy
- Key commercial success and ability to demonstrate this with ease
- Strong analytic sales skills
- P&L Accountability
- Evidence of strong internal and external stakeholder management
- Home working role with access to the West Midlands Head Office
Job Offer
Highly competitive salary with market leading benefits
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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