Business Development Executive
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, East Midlands
- Salary
- £25000 - £29000 per annum + company car + bonus
- Closing date
- 3 Jan 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a world leader in the FMCG industry as a Business Development Executive across the East Midlands & East Anglia area.
Client Details
A world leader in the FMCG industry, providing a variety of both own label and well known branded products across more than 140 countries.
Our client supplies to a range of channels including major highstreet retailers, convenience retailers, online retailers and foodservice accounts.
Description
As the Business Development Executive, reporting in to the National Field Sales Manager, you will be responsible for managing an area of around 500 convenience accounts including independent retailers, petrol stations and forecourts across the East Midlands and East Anglia region.
The Business Development Executive is a consultative and educational role; you will need to build solid relationships with your accounts in order to achieve strong brand distribution across your area.
The role is 50% account management and 50% new business focused, you will be expected to create your own journey plan and have authority to manage your own diary, aiming to achieve 5 account visits per day.
Profile
- Experience within FMCG field sales
- Convenience channel experience would be highly desirable although not essential
- Experience in the vending industry would also be beneficial
- Proven track record in account management and new business
- Results orientated, tenacious and self-driven approach
- Enthusiastic and positive attitude
- Based in the East Midlands or East Anglia region
- Full, UK driving licence
Job Offer
- Up to £29,000 basic salary (dependent on experience)
- Quarterly bonus
- Company car
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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