Senior Business Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Lincolnshire
- Salary
- £50000 - £65000 per annum
- Closing date
- 23 May 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts
Job Details
Client Details
Our client is one of the fastest growing leaders in the food to go market. With international headquarters they are prominent across Europe and the USA partnering with major grocery retailers and B2B Food manufacturers.
They are a leading manufacturer of foods across chilled, ambient and frozen products.
With strong growth in the UK they are looking to complement their existing sales team with a Senior Business Manager targeting the ASDA account.
Description
The Senior Business Account Manager will report to the Sales Director and will act as the driver of the ASDA business. With support from the wider business, you will manage an account base of £45m with the aim to grow this significantly over the next few years.
You will:
- Manage relationships with ASDA; identify and work with key influencers to win the hearts and minds of our customers and step change influence at all levels
- Have direct responsibility for P&L and customer relationship management of the key account
- Develop account business plans showing annual brand and budget achievement and making these "live and breathe" in the form of motivational customer joint Business plans
- To deliver against all set targets and business objectives within assigned customers
Become the customer and category expert
Exceed expectations whilst ensuring we outperform the market and customer growth
Profile
- Currently a NAM or SNAM looking for progression
- Experience of selling food essential and managing a key retail account within the top 4
- Commutable to Lincolnshire
- Stable career history
- Ideally educated to degree level
Job Offer
basic salary of c£55-65,000 based on experience + bonus + 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
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