Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 1 Aug 2018
View more
- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Fast growing international sports business
Roles covering London , Northern Home Counties and Southern Home Counties
Client Details
My client is a leading international sports company who are well known in the soccer market. They have been established since the 1960s and are ranked among the world's top ten most successful sports brands. Their mission is to position themselves as a modern company and industry leader in the international footwear and clothing market.
The company has grown over the last decade and are looking to increase their UK presence, with growth in mind they are looking to add enthusiastic, motivated and talented sales representatives to help develop their UK customer base.
Territory 1 - Northern Home Counties
Territory 2 - Central / Greater London
Territory 3 - Southern Home Counties / South Coast
Description
Sales Representative -
- To manage an existing account portfolio of teamwear accounts
- Seek out new business opportunities
- Acting as a brand ambassador for the sports apparel / footwear division at conferences and customer meetings
- Arranging appointments with accounts and potential customers
- Journey planning to ensure efficiency with appointments
- To work closely with the commercial director and the senior leadership team to implement the sales plans
Profile
The successful field sales representative will need to have a successful track record in field sales roles with a sports company preferably within teamwear sales.
Experience selling soccer apparel and teamwear would be a big advantage
You will need to be tenacious, enthusiastic and passionate with a resilience to overcome any obstacles.
Job Offer
- £30,000 - £35,000 Basic Salary
- Commission structure
- Car allowance
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
Join in the discussion in our LinkedIn group Michael Page Sales - UK
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert