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Field Sales Account Manager (Sports/Fitness)

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, North East England
Salary
£25000 - £27000 per annum + £16k commission, car, benefits
Closing date
23 May 2018

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

Job Details



My exclusive client now has a vacancy for a Field Sales Account Manager (Sports/Fitness) to join their team covering the North East England, Scotland and NI territory.

Client Details

My client is a global market leader within the Sports, Fitness and Well being sector.

Description

As Field Sales Account Manager (Sports/Fitness), you will be responsible for business development of new and existing business within the region. Your customer base will consist of the following types of customers - education, corporate and elite sports clubs.

Profile

The successful Field Sales Account Manager (Sports/Fitness) will have the following demonstrable skills/experience:
  • ​Minimum 2-3 years field experience within business development and account management.
  • Passionate about sports, fitness and well being.
  • Degree would be desirable but not essential.
  • Consultative selling approach as well as being digitally savvy/inclined.
  • CRM and pipeline management experience.
  • Negotiation, communication and presentation skills.
  • Exceptionally presented and well groomed.
  • Long term customer approach and patience as this is not a deal on the day type of role.
  • Social media, IT proficiency and digital skills.
  • Integrity and humility. Initiative and prudent risk taker.
  • Team player, problem solver and collaborative.
  • Independent and organised.
  • Results driven and customer/process orientated.
  • Candidate can be based anywhere within North East England or Central Belt Scotland.


Job Offer

£25-27k basic salary DOE + monthly and quarterly commission (+£16k OTE) + car or car allowance + additional flexible benefits + career development and progression.

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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