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National Account Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, Cheshire, Warrington
Salary
£40000 - £50000 per annum
Closing date
2 Jul 2018

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

Job Details





Are client is a family owned business that has been established for over 30 years, that invests for the future and puts its focus on our consumers - improving their lives through quality and innovation.



Client Details

This exciting new role will see you develop, communicate and execute the top line strategy for our clients brand as the market leader in Ireland. Success in global markets is of high importance for our business and therefore this is a high profile role.

Description



As National Account Manager for our Irish business & UK Wholesale, you will be responsible for achieving annual sales targets through the creation and execution of dynamic, channel specific sales plans. Working closely with our distribution partners, you will drive growth across all channels - retail, convenience and food service - through existing customers and new acquisitions. You will become an expert in the Irish market making regular trips to visit both our distribution partners and our customers, which will also include regular store visits to monitor & understand any changes to the market & competitor activity.







Understanding, supporting and building strong relationships here is critical to succeed in this role, both with your external & internal customers. You will work closely with the demand planning team to deliver accurate volume forecasts, ensure the communication flow between trading partners and the UK office (NPD, new listings, delistings, promotions, prices …) is effective and you will be responsible for presenting new products and concepts to both distribution partners and customers as well as supporting our distribution partner in planning all sales activities on the market (merchandising, trade marketing and in-store promotions)







You will have full P&L responsibility including budget management, terms negotiation and customer spend & will report monthly to the Commercial Team on sales performance, market updates and forward forecasting.



Profile



We are specifically looking for a candidate who has proved experience as a National Account Manager (around 3-5 years at this level), working with multinationals within the FMCG sector, specifically with branded food products. Experience of the Irish Market would be advantageous, although not essential for this role.







You will be part of a larger team, reporting into the Head of Sales you will be responsible for managing your own accounts & workload. Therefore to be successful in this role it is essential that you are a self-starter, who can operate autonomously with a proactive approach and are comfortable operating with minimal guidance. Relationship building is critical to the success of this role, along with knowing which questions to ask to drive the right outcomes, and a desire to learn about the market & our customers.



Job Offer

  • 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service




  • Holiday purchase scheme




  • 1 Day holiday for Christmas Office shutdown




  • 4 x Basic salary life insurance




  • Bonus scheme




  • Cycle to work scheme




  • Technology scheme




  • Childcare vouchers




  • Pension scheme with company contribution




  • On site lunch allowance




  • Employee Assistance Programme




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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