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Account Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, Essex
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
4 Sep 2018

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details



Great opportunity to join a rapidly growing FMCG business based in Essex , account manager role looking after an account within the discount channel.

Client Details

Excellent opportunity to join one of the largest residual stock management distributors in Europe buying and distributing FMCG stock throughout the European discount market. My client is based in Essex and would require the successful applicant to be based in the office.

Description



Account Manager
  • To develop an account specific strategic plan to ensure sustainable growth within the customer base, ensuring that each major customer has a specific account strategy and plan in place prior to the commencement of the financial year.
  • To develop customer specific tactics that deliver sales and profit growth.
  • To maintain and develop customer contacts to drive further opportunities.
  • To ensure a cross functional working approach to maximise the performance of the customer, across sales logistics and finance.
  • To manage plans within agreed budgets to ensure the maximum margin
  • To be responsible for the forecasting of customer sales and profit to assist total business planning accuracy.
  • To demonstrate proficiency in Computer skills (CRM / Axapta / Excel / PowerPoint / Word) that can be shared amongst all team members.
  • To develop a new business strategy with the Sales Manager for both customers and product ranges.






Profile



Account Manager
  • Leadership skills with high level drive and passion.
  • An understanding of the discount market and strong commercial awareness.
  • Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
  • Ability to cut through complexity.
  • Strong team player.
  • Good presentation skills.
  • Ability to time manage and prioritise effectively within a fast paced, evolving environment






Job Offer

Competitive Basic Salary + Excellent 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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