Sales Executive
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, East Midlands
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 6 Mar 2019
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
An exciting time to join this growing business as a Sales Executive; you will have the opportunity to work within a new channel to the company, selling to a portfolio of wholesalers.
Client Details
Our client is a growing consumer business with exciting plans for expansion. Based in the East Midlands this company has long standing relationships with a variety of accounts across grocery, high street, discounter and export channels. They specialise in personal care with the majority of their product range being own label and a small portfolio of branded products.
Description
The Sales Executive has become a vacancy within the business due to growth, it's a fantastic opportunity for someone who either wants to begin their career in FMCG/Consumer sales, someone with experience in another industry looking for a change of career or even someone in the FMCG/Consumer industry who would like to get in to sales!
The Sales Executive will be responsible for a portfolio of wholesale accounts. You will become an important contact to these customers on a day to day basis and will be an integral team member; this position offers fantastic potential for progression in to key and national account management.
The Sales Executive will be office based in the East Midlands Monday to Friday, 9am to 4:30pm.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- Experience in sales; managing or exposure to wholesalers would be highly beneficial
- FMCG/Consumer experience would be highly desirable although not essential
- Experience in the healthcare industry would be beneficial
- Commercially astute with strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Willingness to learn, self-motivated and driven attitude
- Based within a commutable distance to Leicestershire
Job Offer
- Competitive basic salary
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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