International Trader
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- Bristol
- Salary
- Up to £30,000 Basic Salary + £20,000 OTE Uncapped
- Closing date
- 17 Jun 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
- Health and Beauty
- Export Sales
About Our Client
Our client is seeking a passionate International Trader to work within the organisation's professional haircare division in a commercial, dynamic, and international market role. The role will suit someone who is a confident product salesperson and strong networker, who is entrepreneurial and not afraid of an exciting challenge.
Centrally-based in Bristol, the business offers a relaxed, fun, and collaborative environment, with a strong work ethic and dedication to its employees.
Job Description
The International Trader will be responsible for the management of an existing portfolio of accounts, as well as identifying, developing and managing long-term relationships with new customers. The successful candidate will work closely with their network to understand the market and to ensure they are at the forefront of market trends.
The International Trader's role is to find the best balance between market demand, and buying decisions, and together with the Support Functions, the International Trader will close and deliver sales.
This role is office-based, with some international travel, attending trade shows and visiting customers.
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience in a commercial and active sales function, ideally within the health and beauty industry
- Have FMCG and/or export experience
- Evidence of managing a wide portfolio of existing accounts
- Consistently demonstrated analytic, decision making and negotiation skills
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and can build and maintain strong, long lasting relationships
- Understands a customer's business drivers including objectives, requirements and decision-making processes
- Be a confident traveller
- Be Bristol based, or commutable, with driver's license
What's on Offer
Up to £30,000 Basic Salary (dependent on experience) + up £20,000 commission (uncapped)
Ref Code: MPGC13920696Z
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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