Head Of UK Retail
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Essex
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 8 Oct 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Excellent opportunity to join a rapidly expanding fmcg business who are looking for a Head Of UK Retail to manage a sales team within the distributor Chanel.
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 spend 2-3 days a week in the Essex office.
Description
Reporting to the Commercial Director, the Head Of UK Retail is responsible for delivery of the annual business plan within their area .The role is considered a gateway role into senior management within the business and is a balance of strategy, team and customer development. Leadership will play a large part of this role especially when leading by example when handling a selection of their own accounts.
The Head Of UK Retail is responsible for delivering budgeted sales, gross profit and business development targets in addition to providing support and development of their team.
Profile
The Successful Head Of UK Retail will need:
- Strong leadership skills with high level drive and passion, 50% of your time needs to be spent in the area.
- An understanding of the discount market and strong commercial awareness.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Ability to cut through complexity and set tasks for Account Managers that need to be monitored and completed.
- 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 Benefits
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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