Key Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, East Midlands
- Salary
- company car + bonus
- Closing date
- 27 Aug 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a great opportunity to join a growing and innovative consumer business within the gardening industry as a National Key Account Manager.
Client Details
Our client is a growing and innovative business within the consumer gardening industry, they supply in to a variety of channels including major supermarkets, discounters and DIY retailers. They are now looking for a Key Account Manager to focus on their Garden Centre channel nationally.
Description
Reporting into the Director, as the Key Account Manager you will be responsible for nurturing an existing portfolio of garden centre groups and independents, alongside securing new business and growing the channel.
This is a great opportunity for someone at Key Account Manager level with experience in the Garden Centre industry as there will be a large focus on new business in order to grow and develop the channel.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- Experience of managing garden centre groups is essential
- Experience with consumer garden products would be highly desirable although not essential
- Experience at key account management level is a must
- Ability to manage existing accounts and win new business
- Strong presentation skills, resilient, positive and driven to achieve targets
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Able to work under pressure and deliver results within a specific time frame
- Ability to successfully plan journeys maximising time with clients
- Full UK driving license
Job Offer
- Negotiable Basic Salary (dependent on experience)
- Company Car
- Bonus
- Pension
- Healthcare
- 25 Days Holiday
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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