Internal Account Manager - Food
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Berkshire
- Salary
- Up to £25000 per annum
- Closing date
- 14 May 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Exciting opportunity to work within a first class fast paced FMCG environment. This progressive role enables you to develop an understanding of the food market working with an array of independent retailers.
Client Details
My client is a food wholesaler within gourmet food. Supplying an array of independent retailers the company has grown from strength to strength yet retains its original roots. With a diverse range of products, they take pride in British produce and use this as a key selling point to retailers. Additionally, through growth, they have furthered their products through international sourcing.
This company, with a first class working culture and progression opportunities distinguishes itself from its competitors through having exceptional staff and relationship builders. Through providing an excellent working environment, they are able to create an environment where individuals are able to excel.
Description
The Internal Account Manager - Food will further develop the customer base for the business through identifying new business opportunities, as well as manage their own account portfolio.
You will be responsible for:
- Developing sales to both new and existing customers
- Managing and making the most of the opportunities within assigned accounts
- Work in conjunction with the Regional Account Managers
- Develop and further sales in conjunction with assigned targets.
- Having a deep and thorough understanding of the constantly changing products on offer and the benefit they have to the end user
Profile
The successful candidate will:
- Have previous sales experience (ideally FMCG)
- Be target driven, with the ability to meet deadlines
- Be flexible, being able to work on your own as well as part of a team.
- Have solid IT skills
- Be able to prioritise workloads and use initiative.
- Be commutable on a daily basis to the office in Berkshire
Job Offer
The role offers an attractive salary up to £25k plus additional bonus and 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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