Account Manager - Fashion
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus, Benefits
- Closing date
- 13 Nov 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Targeted to grow volume and revenue by nurturing and developing well established relationships with some major high street chains.
Account Management role within FMCG which will also develop into Business Development.
Client Details
My client has been working closely with major fashion retailers across Europe for over 20 years. All garments are designed and manufactured internally, ensuring quality and consistency is maintained throughout. They are now looking for an experienced Account Manager, working from their London office to help take the next steps.
Description
The key responsibilities of the Account Manager are:
- Be a principal point of contact for established accounts and manage account P&Ls - volume, revenue and gross margin
- Manage the end to end process and critical path
- Conduct, attend buyer and design meetings
- Deliver presentations as required
- Manage internal and external stakeholders - ES management team, Designers, Account Directors and Managers, Buyers, Sourcing, Factory colleagues (Bangladesh and Turkey)
Profile
The ideal candidate will:
- Come from a clothing retail and/ or wholesale background
- Have experience working with supplying to the UK high street retailers in Ladies & Menswear
- Have experience of dealing with garment factories
- Be proficient in systems and numerate
- Be a good communicator
- Have the ability to problem solve
- Be able to travel if required
- Have good sales experience
Job Offer
Up To £50,000 Basic Salary + Commission
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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