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Sales Representative

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, London
Salary
£30000 - £33000 per annum
Closing date
18 Apr 2018

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details



This is an extremely exciting opportunity to work with some of the most iconic, recognisable and award winning toys in the industry! As the Sales Representative you will be out in the field servicing toy shops, garden centres, gift shops, book stores and nursery good outlets - to name a few.

Client Details

My client's portfolio of brands already have a foothold in the UK market with a proven rate of success. With a commitment to helping children become more active and develop their imagination and creativity, they offer toys for children of all ages. They have won many awards for quality, ensuring they are challenging as well as educational, keeping kids active and offering a wide variety of products.

Description

As the Sales Representative your key responsibilities will be:

  • Making appointments to meet new and existing customers in London
  • Understanding your customers' needs
  • Making presentations to promote new products and special deals
  • Agreeing prices, contracts and payments
  • Keeping in contact with existing customers in person and by telephone
  • Recording orders and sending details to the office
  • Watching your competitors and the products they are offering
  • Achieving targets






Profile



The successful Sales Representative will:
  • Bring energy, enthusiasm and a can do attitude to the role.
  • Be an excellent communicator with the ability to deal with a broad range of customers.
  • Be confident and resilient with the ability to negotiate and persuade customers when faced with rejections.
  • Have at least 12 months experience in the retail, Gift or Toy sector (not exclusively)
  • Have contacts within the Toy and retail sector- not exclusively, however it will be an advantage.








  • Job Offer

    £33,000 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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