Sales Executive
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Hertfordshire
- Salary
- £28000 - £32000 per annum
- Closing date
- 9 Aug 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
- Working for an international market leader
- Based in the Northern Home Counties
Client Details
Our client has been around for over 150 years they have been at the front line of their business and specialise in contact lenses. They are currently the most successful they have ever been and are already looking to expand and grow their business with a turnover of over 5 Billion Euros and with over 25,000 employees. They offer a range of different lenses to ensure they are suitable for each individual from normal day to day lenses to sporting lenses. They work alongside companies such as Sony and Nokia as well as being recognised for the excellent work by winning a noble prize award.
Description
The purpose of this job will be to deliver the sales growth across a defined territory as well to deliver sales training, education, sales and marketing support to a major UK optics retailer within a defined territory. You will be reporting into the Key Account Manager and will have the opportunity to progress and grow with the company to become an Account Manager.
Other responsibilities will include:
- Responsibility for the planning, sales development and business support to selected number of retail stores in territory
- To deliver agreed training program across key target stores in territory across a wide audience including Optoms, DO's, Optical Consultants and develop and nurture relationships with key stakeholders
- To liaise and communicate with key internal bodies including Marketing/Sales and customer service
- At all times maintain and uphold values in all dealings with customers and colleagues
Profile
The Successful Applicant must have;
- Proven academics: Degree qualified or equivalent e.g. FBDO
- Proven track record of success and ROI in terms of sales and revenue generation
- Optical dispensing experience
- Optical retail sales experience
- Demonstrable optical training experience
- Live within the Northern Home Counties
Job Offer
£28,000 - £32,000 Basic Salary plus £20,000 Bonus + Fantastic Opportunities
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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