National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Midlands
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum
- Closing date
- 8 Aug 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
The role as National Account Manager will be responsible for maintaining, driving & extending national accounts within the Grocery & High Street sector.
Client Details
Our client are a leading manufacturer, based in the West Midlands with excellent potential to further grow their business with the addition of a strong National Account Manager with experience across the consumer goods market.
Description
As National Account Manager, you will be tasked with the following roles & responsibilities;
- Act as the face of the company and main POC for the grocery & retail channel
- Manager accounts and all P&L activity with a key focus on driving NPD
- Develop JBP's to align business expectations and maintain planned growth
- Drive new business within existing and prospective accounts
- Home based contract - minimum 2 days office based per week
Profile
The successful National Account Manager will have the following profile;
- National Account experience
- Experience working with High Street or Grocery retail would be required
- Strong retail knowledge and negotiation skills
- Proven track record in account development and successful JBP strategy
- Key commercial success and ability to demonstrate this with ease
- Strong analytic sales skills
- P&L Accountability
- Evidence of strong internal and external stakeholder management
- Commutable to the West Midlands on a weekly basis
Job Offer
Highly competitive salary with attractive overall package.
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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