International Sales Manager- Personal Care & Beauty
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Berkshire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 20 Jul 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Working with a rapidly expanding product portfolio you will sit in a team of 4 export specialists. This is a hands on managerial role with 3 direct reports to align the international business with the domestic.
Client Details
My client is a manufacturer in multiple categories with an international presence. With offices worldwide they continue to expand and diversify their portfolio. With its employees at the forefront of the business employees form a key part of the business with immaculate new offices in the UK. A company with international origins, they have a great reputation worldwide due to their entrepreneurial approach.
With ongoing growth of the business, they are a company that reward success and enable individuals to take ownership of their career and think outside of the box.
Description
The Export Sales Manager will report directly to the International Director and sit within a rapidly growing international team. The key responsibilities for the role include:
- Executing plans with speed and agility to ensure growth plans are achieved
- To Manage the sales budget in line with targets
- Taking ownership of accounts and developing and guiding a team of 3 export specialists
- Assist the Sales Director with the management of the team ensuring the team performs to expectations, deliver individual budgets and support the team not meeting their assigned objectives.
- Making key decisions for the team to relay directly to the Director
- Order form maintenance
- Managing and responding to customer enquiries and orders
- Work cross functionally within the wider business to implement change initiative
- Assist the Sales Director with budget planning, forecasting, analysis and management reporting
Profile
The successful applicant will be:
- Driven with the ability to work autonomously
- First class commercial acumen
- Excellent presentation skills
- A strong negotiator
- A strong relationship builder
- Be results driven with a can- do attitude and a doer rather than a thinker
- Experienced in export within a branded environment
- Commutable to the office in Berkshire on a daily basis
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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