National Account Executive
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Worcestershire
- Salary
- Up to £28000 per annum + £34,000 OTE
- Closing date
- 20 Dec 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 and innovative branded beauty company as a National Account Executive supporting on a portfolio of grocery accounts.
Client Details
Our client is a family run business within the beauty industry who supply a range of branded products to the major grocers and highstreet retailers. They are a growing business who pride themselves on the quality of their products and keep the customer at the heart of what they do.
Description
As the National Account Executive you will be responsible for providing day to day support to the grocery team and supporting the grocery customer base from a head office level.
You will be accountable for building strong relationships with both internal and external contacts including the buying, NPD, supply chain and marketing teams. You will work very closely with the National Account Managers and where needed attend customer meetings.
The National Account Executive will also have the opportunity to look after a smaller portfolio of accounts which will support your development and progression to National Account Manager.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- Experience within FMCG or Consumer sales, ideally at head office level although not crucial
- Experience of working with branded products would be highly beneficial although not essential
- A driven, self motivated and enthusiastic approach
- Strong organisational, negotiation, presentation and communication skills
- Commercial acumen with the ability to understand budgets and margins
- Excellent attention to detail
- Experience of working with Excel and PowerPoint
- Based within a commutable distance to the Birmingham area
- Able to travel nationally when required
Job Offer
- Basic salary up to £28,000 (dependent on experience)
- Bonus
- 25 days holiday + your Birthday
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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