Commercial Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough
- Salary
- £30000 - £39000 per annum + company car
- Closing date
- 5 Jul 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is an exciting opportunity to join a market leading FMCG manufacturer as a Commercial Account Manager working within the Grocery channel.
Client Details
A market leading FMCG manufacturer who supply a range of foods to a variety of retailers across the UK and overseas.
Description
As the Commercial Account Manager, focusing on a range of fresh produce and chilled goods, you will be responsible for managing an account within the Grocery channel. Working closely with the national account management team you will need to generate a clear understanding of your account's business strategy, building strong relationships in order to drive growth.
The Commercial Account Manager will be office based in the East Midlands.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- FMCG sales experience - own label experience would be desirable but not essential
- Ideally experience of working with either fresh produce, ambient or chilled goods
- Commercially astute with the ability to analyse and proactively solve problems
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Mathematically able to apply concepts such as ratios, percentages and margins
- Ability to communicate effectively internally and externally at key levels both verbally and visually
- Commutable to the East Midlands area
- Full UK driving license
Job Offer
- Basic salary up to £39,000 (dependent on experience)
- Company Car
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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