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Sales Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
Wales, Cardiff
Salary
£28000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Closing date
12 Jun 2018

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Buying, Category Management, Sales

Job Details



The Sales Manager will be responsible for driving new revenue through additional media spend via POS, online and outdoor opportunities. This is a unique opportunity for business development professionals both within and outside of FMCG, to play a key role in developing relationships with both new and existing clients, with a supportive, well-established internal framework.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established Food and Drink Wholesale and Distribution business, with a number of UK locations. The business is looking to hire into it's Cardiff branch.

Description

The Sales Manager will:
  • Identify, develop and secure new revenue streams across POS, online and outdoor opportunities
  • Build strong relationships with trading teams and the supplier base to facilitate an effective and efficient process of securing and executing advertising opportunities
  • Work to an agreed process to assist in delivering projects on time, on target and on brief with a specific focus of reaching targets for advertising
  • See campaigns through from initial supplier pitch through to completion of brief and analysis
  • Nurture strong relationships with suppliers at national account, shopper marketing and marketing levels
  • Ensure that advertising reaches the required targets, is aligned to the clear guidelines set and to be proactive in seeking new opportunities that are relevant, appropriate and 'on brand'






Profile



The Sales Manager will:
  • Have a proven, consultative business development and account management track record
  • Be able to demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills
  • Be a strong influencer, negotiator and communicator
  • Be highly commercial
  • Be a team player
  • Be able to work under pressure, and manage time effectively
  • Be based in reasonable, daily commuting distance of Cardiff


Job Offer

Up to £30,000 + 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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