Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Leicestershire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 21 Nov 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 company who are market leaders within the licensed apparel, footwear and accessories industry.
Client Details
Based in Leicester, our client has some fantastic licensing partnerships and an impressive in-house printing facility. The company pride themselves on their leading technology and excellent relationships they hold with various high street retailers and major supermarkets.
Description
As the Account Manager you must have experience in the fashion, footwear or accessories industry, preferably the licensed sector. Ideally you will be a sales professional with a proven track record of prospecting, securing and developing new business across highstreet retailers and major supermarkets at a national account level.
Reporting in to the Director, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of accounts whilst focusing on growth and prospecting for new business.
The Account Manager is an office based position in Leicester.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- You must have sales experience within the apparel, footwear or accessories industry, ideally from a licensed product background
- Experience of selling into major multiples and high street accounts at national account level
- Proven track record of account management and securing new business
- High communication skills both verbally and in writing
- Solid numerical skills with the ability to analyse data and a good understanding of Microsoft Office packages
- Able to build strong relationships with buyers, key decision makers and both internal and external stakeholders
- Captivating presentation style in order to deliver the sales strategy successfully
- A passionate and enthusiastic approach
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Commutable to the Leicester area on a regular basis
- Full, clean UK driving license
Job Offer
- Competitive basic salary
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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