Sales Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Devon, Exeter
- Salary
- £40000 - £45000 per annum + Commission + Car/Car Allowance + Benefits
- Closing date
- 20 Dec 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
The Sales Manager will be responsible for working with the Senior Management team to set the sales strategy, lead a team of 2, and deliver sales results of your own.
Client Details
Our client is a Chocolate manufacturer, experiencing a significant period of growth.
Description
The Sales Manager will be responsible for working with the Senior Management team to set the sales strategy, lead a team of 2, and deliver sales results of your own.
The Sales Manager will seek to maximise relationships with the Grocers, undergoing thorough account planning and proactive management of revenue and margin gaps versus plan and forecast. The Sales Manager will develop all aspects of the customer relationship from identifying new opportunities for growth through to category management of on-going product listings. The Sales Manager hold full P&L responsibility for these relationships, and will be expected to forecast and budget effectively.
Additionally, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing a team of 2. The successful candidate will will look to build structure and process into the Sales team, implementing and a driving a sales team culture that is effective, motivating and rewarding.
This role is office-based near Exeter with some travel as required.
Profile
The successful candidate will:
Job Offer
Up to £45,000 + Commission + Benefits
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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