National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London, West London
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 17 Aug 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is an autonomous role which will involve working with a wide variety of customers and a diverse product portfolio. This role will have P&L responsibility and will have great progression and development opportunities moving forward.
Client Details
My client is a Blue Chip FMCG business who are looking for a National Account Manager to join their team. They offer a great opportunity to work on key accounts for the business and develop your long term career. Within the role you'll be responsible for the Pharmacy channel and developing key relationships and an in depth understanding of the shopper, brand insight and the needs of the customer to influence at point of purchase.
Description
The National Account Manager will be responsible for:
- Fully responsible for the P&L you will deliver the annual operating plan.
- You will ensure both company and personal annual objectives are delivered.
- You will embody the company's values of courage, achievement, responsibility, respect, integrity, and transparency.
- You will represent the company in your customers, and your customers internally creating strong and productive relationships.
- Through strong planning and joint business plans you will drive sustainable growth with your customers.
- You will provide reports on business in the pharmacy channel and deliver accurate financial and production forecasts.
- You will attend necessary meetings that facilitate the internal workings of the organisation
Profile
The National Account Manager will ideally display:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- National account management experience
- Ideally Pharmacy sector experience or experience with OTC products
- Robust customer relationship management skills & the ability to influence at buyer & Senior buyer level
- Strong commercial acumen
- Demonstrable P&L management experience
- Strong team working and interpersonal skills
- Confident communicator
- Resilient
- Highly analytical and numerate
- Well practised IT skills
- Full UK driving licence
Job Offer
This is a full time permanent opportunity based just outside of West London or from home. With lots of opportunity to develop and a generous remuneration package this is one of the most exciting roles on the market.
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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