Business Development Manager - Beer Brand
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £35000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus, Benefits
- Closing date
- 4 Dec 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
A pure Business Development role within FMCG, to drive sales and volume, whilst ensuring the correct distribution channels.
This role will be based from home, and will involve International travel.
Client Details
My client are a successful brand building company specializing in premium spirits and premium beer brands. The brands and products that it has developed have won numerous international awards for quality and design, including several best in class and are exported to many countries.
This is a company of entrepreneurs that both values and demands an entrepreneurial approach from its employees, who are encouraged to think for themselves whilst being part of a team that delivers results well above the norm.
Description
The responsibilities of the Business Development Manager are to:
Profile
The successful candidate must:
- Be fluent in spoken and written English
- Have effective interpersonal skills
- Have effective analytical, finance and business skills
- Be energetic, Resilient, Passionate about Beer and sales, Entrepreneurial, Tenacious
- Have excellent sales skills
- Have previous distributor and wholesaler solution based selling experience
- Possess strong negotiation skills
- Have excellent planning and organisation skills
- Possess initiative
- Be strong with business analysis and opportunity identification
- Have a working knowledge of distributor operations, i.e. value drivers, supply chain management, cost drivers
- Understand pricing strategy and in-market tactics
- Be very customer focused
Job Offer
£35,000 - £50,000 Basic Salary, generous commission structure
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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