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Sales Account Manager - Specialty Tea

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
London
Salary
£25k - 30k per year + Monthly Bonus
Closing date
6 Feb 2019

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details

Aspion are working alongside a London based, independent tea collective, where tea is more than just a drink, they have an extensive portfolio from tea-based cocktails to tea-infused recipes. Our client has set out a clear mission to break down the barriers to speciality tea, working closely with traditional grocers to good old fashioned pubs our client is set out to upgrade the nations tipple on cup at a time.

Key Responsibilities

  • New business development in existing and white space channels. 
  • 40% Account management 60% new business
  • Account management of existing business within your out of home (OOH) channels
  • Build customer relationships to grow our existing business and develop new opportunities
  • Building commercial proposals multi-site and national listings
  • Demand-forecasting, work closely with Supply Chain to avoid out of stocks 
  • Manage brand activation with customers & consumers

The Ideal Candidate:

  • Growth mindset, with a bias for action and results
  • Strong computer literacy - Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
  • FMCG sales experience desirable but not essential
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent Attention to detail

Salary for this role is paying £25,000 - £30,000 depending on experience, OTE £38,000

Working hours are 9:00 – 17:00 Monday – Friday – working hours can be flexible

To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to alex.drury@aspion.co.uk or, alternatively, submit your application via the link below.

At Aspion, our core values have been built around the importance of transparency, innovation, passion and collaboration. As such, we are committed to open communication and the protection of your privacy. We have updated our policies in line with new General Data Protection Regulation laws to make it easier for you to understand how we collect, store and handle your data – These can be viewed on our website.

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB

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