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Area Sales Manager

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, East of England
Salary
Up to £30000 per annum + company car + commission
Closing date
15 Oct 2018

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

Job Details





This is a brilliant opportunity to join a growing privately owned company within the optical industry as an Area Sales Manager.



Client Details



Our client is a well-established company within the optical industry who are looking for an Area Sales Manager to join their team covering the East Anglia region and parts of the East Midlands. The business specialises in optical frames, both in house designs and a range of brands across the independent opticians market and national accounts.



Description



As the Area Sales Manager, reporting in to the Sales Director; you will be responsible for around 600 active accounts in a 70% account management and 30% new business role. You will focus on the company's whole product portfolio of in house and branded optical frames selling in to a client base of independent retailers and a handful of national accounts.



Profile



Key skills and experience required:

  • Field sales experience within the Consumer or FMCG industry is crucial
  • Experience of selling in to independent retailers would be desirable
  • Strong relationship building skills
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Ability to successfully plan journeys maximising time with clients and working autonomously
  • You must be based on patch within the East Anglia/East Midlands region
  • Full, clean driving license






Job Offer

  • Basic salary up to £30,000 (depending on experience)
  • Company car & company credit card
  • Monthly, uncapped commission
  • Phone & iPad
  • 20 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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