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EMEA Account Director - Consumer Electronics

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, London
Salary
£45000 - £60000 per annum + plus Bonus
Closing date
14 Jan 2019

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
National Accounts

Job Details



A cutting edge, fast growing consumer electronics business is looking for an EMEA Account Director to based from their London office with some international travel.

Successful candidates must be fluent in English plus one of French, Italian or Russian.

Client Details

Our client is a cutting edge consumer electronics brand. Since their introduction in 2002 they have sold over 20 million of their products worldwide becoming the global leaders in their space. They have some hefty growth plans for 2019 and this role will be key to that.

The EMEA operation is headquartered in London but they also have teams in Germany, Spain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria and Portugal.

Description

As EMEA Account Director your role would be to drive the profitable growth of their products through directing and guiding sales and marketing activity. Your responsibilities would include the following:
  • Be the principal account contact point to distributors in your assigned territory. Direct the sales and marketing execution in your markets based on budgets and corporate guidelines.
  • Manage daily the sell-in, sell-out and inventory dynamics to target levels defined by management.
  • Develop, communicate, & execute sales plans, budgets and forecasts.
  • Conduct first rate market development together with the partners.


Profile

The successful candidate should have the following skillset:
  • A strong track record with European retail channels in the consumer technology market.
  • Solid knowledge in retail merchandising, retail growth strategies and negotiation.
  • Customer focused with high integrity
  • Be fluent in English plus one of French, Italian or Russian.


  • The successful candidate will be entrepreneurial, passionate and an experienced Europeans retail sales professional with a demonstrable record of driving profitable revenue growth in the high-tech consumer space.

    You should be a champion of consultative selling, very knowledgeable about retail account tactics and channel execution strategies. You have in the past successfully managed distributors across EMEA.

    You are technology and consumer savvy and have actively participated in building and selling a premium brand.

    Job Offer

    Basic salary circa £45,000 - £60,000 depending on experience plus Bonus

    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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