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Area Sales Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, Leicestershire
Salary
£30000 - £35000 per annum + company car + bonus
Closing date
26 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 homewares and kitchenwares company who are looking for a new Area Sales Manager due to an internal promotion.



Client Details



Established for over 200 years our client is a growing, innovative and prestige kitchenwares and homewares business who supply to major high street retailers and the hospitality industry.



Description



As the Area Sales Manager, reporting in to the National Sales Manager, you will be responsible for 60-80 accounts across your area in a predominantly account management focused role. You will need to represent the company's whole product portfolio across both retail and hospitality channels.



The Area Sales Manager will ideally be centrally based and close to motorway networks, such as the M1 corridor. There will be extensive travel as it's a client facing focused position.



Profile



Key skills and experience required:

  • Experience of working within the homewares, kitchenwares or gifting industry would be highly beneficial
  • Experience of working with a consumer product range is essential
  • Experience of selling in to either retailers or hospitality is crucial
  • Strong relationship building skills
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Ability to successfully plan journeys maximising time with clients
  • Full, clean driving license






Job Offer

  • Basic salary up to £35,000 depending on experience
  • Bonus
  • Fully expensed company car
  • 33 days holiday
  • Pension
  • Healthcare




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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