Sales Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, North East England
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 17 Apr 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a Sales Account Manager, field sales BD role covering North East England and South Scotland selling branded consumer goods and products into the education and training sector.
Client Details
This exciting role is to join a world leading branded FMCG company.
Description
The main responsibilities of the Sales Account Manager is to drive new business in the North East England and South Scotland region. Selling into the education sector, the role will involve expanding client base through field sales, lead generation, working to relevant KPI's and building strong relationships with existing and potential clients. This is a client relationship focused role, with a long sales cycle and very consultative sale.
Profile
The successful Sales Account Manager will have the following demonstrable skills:
- Strong back ground in New Business Sales with over 2 years field sales experience
- Preferably from a branded background
- Experience in long sales cycle management: multi-part deals and selling solutions
- Experience in relationship management and consultative sales
- Account management and client relationship builder
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Fitness and wellness product and solutions knowledge would be advantageous but not essential
- Background in selling into the education sector, again advantageous but not essential
- Imperative to work independent and incredibly well organised
- Customer and process orientated
- Honest, trustworthy and credible
- Impeccable time keeping skills
Job Offer
Excellent role with fantastic company, basic salary DOE and strong commission structure in place plus car allowance and full 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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