Regional Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Midlands
- Salary
- £22000 - £25625 per annum + company car + bonus
- Closing date
- 10 Oct 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 sports brand as a Regional Account Manager focusing on an area across the Midlands.
Client Details
Our client is a marketing leading and innovative sports brand who have a strong presence within the industry and specialise in a range of sporting apparel, accessories and equipment.
Description
As the Regional Account Manager, reporting in to the Senior Regional Account Manager you will become an integral part of the team covering an area across the Midlands. You'll manage an account base within the leisure industry and be responsible for increasing brand awareness and growing sales through visual merchandising, gaining additional fixtures and promotional space.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has strong experience within the retail sector and wants to take a step in to field sales account management, or even someone who has field sales experience and would like to work with a leading sports brand.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- Experience in field sales would be highly beneficial although not essential
- Ideally experience of selling in to retailers or working within a retail environment
- Visual merchandising and stock management experience would be advantageous
- Motivated, positive and ambitious attitude
- Strong persuasive and negotiation skills with the ability to build rapport and develop good working relationships
- Full, clean driving licence
- Based within the Midlands
Job Offer
- £23,000 - £25,625 basic salary (depending on experience)
- Company car
- Quarterly bonus
- 23 days holiday plus a day for your Birthday
- Phone, laptop and iPad
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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