National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Midlands
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum
- Closing date
- 24 Jan 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
The role as National Account Manager will drive business opportunities within a field based position covering the UK. Our client are a market leader looking to add the right talent into their team in these newly created positions.
Client Details
Our client are a leader within the Health, Nutritional Food & Supplement market. Through an array of diverse products across a range of market leading brands, they have achieved double-digit growth across the Grocery, Wholesale & Independant channels catering for ever-changing consumer needs in an high-growth industry sector.
Description
The role as National Account Manager will be responsible for the following roles;
- Drive new opportunities across the Grocery, Retail & Convenience channels (dependant on experience)
- Become the face of the business in this area
- Manage the full sales process from introduction through to negotiation & closing deals
- Build relationships with both internal & external stakeholders to maximise service delivery
- Work across branded & own-label products, flexible across categories
Profile
The successful National Account Manager will have the following profile;
- FMCG Sales experience
- Minimum 2 years field sales experience
- Strong knowledge of the health food and/or supplements marketplace
- National Account/Business Development experience
- Experience working across the Retail or Grocery channels
- Ability to work dynamically in a high-growth business
- Experience with either Tesco, Waitrose or Co-op would be an advantage
- Commutable to the West Midlands once a week
Job Offer
£40,000 - £50,000
Bonus, Company Car & 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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