Territory Sales Manager - Health Drink
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £21000 - £25000 per annum
- Closing date
- 4 Jan 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Field sales role targeting premium coffe shops, deli's, gyms.
Mainly focusing on new business development and nurturing relationships with key accounts.
Client Details
My client are one of the leading independent manufacturers of alcoholic and soft drinks in the UK and internationally. They produce quality premium drinks with innovative packaging supported by exciting advertising and promotional activity. They don't just create great drinks, we create great brands.
Description
The responsibilities of the Territory Sales Manager - Health Drink are:
- To manage a portfolio of stockists of the brand, ranging from premium convenience stores to health food shops
- Support and pull through of stock from key wholesale supply routes
- Ensure that promotional plans are executed to encourage trial of product and repeat purchase
- Develop new business in the independent retail channels (delis, gyms, premium convenience and health stores) to meet business targets
- Support the business in developing key national customers where required
- Attend trade and consumer shows and events when required to support the brands
- Develop business plans for individual key statement accounts
- Maintain and grow account database by keeping record of all visits, objectives and actions
- Agreeing and executing sampling programmes across key accounts
- Working closely with the 3V TSM team to share knowledge and opportunities
Profile
The successful Territory Sales Manager - Health Drink will have:
- A knowledge of nutrition and / or the health trade sector would be a distinct advantage
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Good planning, organisational and time management skills
- Good commercial acumen and numerate
- Experience of the convenience and / or cash & carry / wholesale channels preferred
- Results driven individual with great influencing skills
- Previous experience working in a health /on the go environment is desirable
- Full UK drivers licence
Job Offer
£21,000 - £25,000 Basic Salary
Bonus package
Lunch allowance
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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