National Account Manager- Food
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, South East England
- Salary
- £30000 - £40000 per annum
- Closing date
- 13 Jun 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
National Account Manager- Food for a rapidly growing organic foods business on an upward trajectory. Reporting directly to the Account Controller, this role is working with a diverse portfolio of categories within healthy living.
Client Details
An organisation at the forefront of healthy eating, they are a progressive organisation which facilitates career growth, working with exciting brands. A company which prides itself in making the world a better place, they operate globally within an array of categories. With employees at the forefront of the business, they take pride in their staff and view each member of staff as an ambassador for the company.
Description
The National Account Manager will:
- Optimise net sales, visibility and profitability through the assigned customers within agreed budgets & strategic guidelines
- Deliver against all set targets and business objectives within assigned customers
- Become the Channel & Customer expert
- Exceed expectations whilst ensuring we outperform the Channel and Customer growth
- Delivery of Channel & Customer KP across all key measures
- Build a strong presence in the Category
- Development and execution of Channel & Customer plans
- Analysis and reporting as required internally and externally
- Attend all necessary internal and external meetings as required
Profile
The National Account Manager will:
- Have previous experience in managing national accounts
- Have a proven track record in exceeding sales targets
- Have first class communication skills
- Be a strong negotiator
- Be a self starter with the ability to think outside of the box
- Have strong commercial acumen and judgement, making key business decisions
- Be highly analytical, identifying new growth opportunities
- Be passionate about health foods and healthy living
- Be based in the South of England
Job Offer
The role offers an attractive salary plus additional 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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