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National Account Manager- Gifting/Gaming

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, West Sussex
Salary
£40000 - £50000 per annum
Closing date
3 May 2018

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



Exciting opportunity to work with a rapidly growing organisation with fun, exciting and quirky products. Through developing an array of National Accounts, the role offers hands on experience working with an ever growing product range.

Client Details

My client is an ever growing business with a multi-million pound turnover and an international presence. Working with niche quirky products, they are an organisation that pushes the boundaries with new technologies and traditional classics!

Through providing an exciting, fast paced environment they are a meritocratic employer enabling individuals to think outside of the box and explore new ideas.

With a bright future, they have an ever growing product range with both own brand and licensed goods.



Description

The National Account Manager reports directly to the Sales Director. They will be responsible for maintaining and developing existing accounts nationally. Working directly with buyer of key retailers, the role forms is centralised on developing both existing and new accounts.

The National Account Manager will be responsible for:

  • Maintaining the relationship with buyers to maximise sales opportunities for the business.


  • Presenting products to new and existing customers at trade shows, ensuring core buying seasons are covered.


  • Actively source new products being targeted at specific customers and ensure that's details of new products and suppliers are passed to internal departments


  • Achieve quarterly sales targets


  • Achieve agreed P&L targets


  • Work with Sales team to hit KPI's


  • Ensure close liaison and involvement with internal departments (i.e. Purchasing and Logistics, New Product Development etc) to guarantee excellent customer service with regard to product specification, packaging, shipping and delivery;










Profile

The successful National Account Manager - Gifting will:

  • Have prior gifting/gaming experience


  • Posses previous experience as a National Account Manager or Key Account Manager, ideally from the consumer industry


  • Have sales experience to National Account level (High Street Retail)


  • Have strong commercial acumen and are highly numerate


  • Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills


  • Be an excellent influencer and negotiator


  • Be highly self-motivated individual with a hands on approach


  • Be results driven and assertive, not being afraid to get stuck in to the wider parts of the business.


  • Be commutable to the office in West Sussex




Job Offer

The role provides a highly competitive salary for the right individual, as well as other benefits including car.

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

Join in the discussion in our LinkedIn group Michael Page Sales - UK

 

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