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UK Sales Director Designate

Employer
SmithCarey Recruitment
Location
North West England
Salary
Excellent basic + 30% bonus, car & benefits package
Closing date
2 Jun 2019

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

Job Details

UK Sales Director Designate
Based North West
Excellent basic + 30% bonus, car
& benefits package

UK MARKET-LEADING APPAREL BRAND

THE COMPANY

An excellent career development opportunity to join a highly-established, household name, branded children’s apparel manufacturing business, currently achieving substantial sales growth through organic, acquisition and international market development.

The UK business supplies the independent retail channel, public and private educational channel and a growing presence with online retail and direct-to-consumer.  With ongoing investment in new product development, manufacturing and IT system efficiencies, the business is well positioned for substantial future sales growth both in the UK and internationally.

The Group Commercial Director is now looking to appoint a dynamic and highly capable commercial leader who will join as UK Sales Director Designate on a career growth platform to become the future UK Sales Director following a planned internal retirement.

THE ROLE

The UK Sales Director Designate will shape and communicate the future UK trading strategy through a team of nationally based Account Managers and take full responsibility for the UK sales and profitability performance.

The role will require you to inspire, lead and motivate the team using all modern management techniques including sales, profit and market analysis and CRM systems development, coupled with effective strategic customer business planning and negotiation. Following the future appointment to full UK Sales Director status, the role will take on further responsibilities including additional field sales team members.

 

THE CANDIDATE

You are highly ambitious. Having successfully grown your commercial career to date, you are currently or have previously managed a regional or national sales team with experience of directly selling into the independent retail channel with a recognised branded apparel or consumer goods company.

Having gained structured sales training and achieved an impressive track record of profitable sales growth, you are looking for your next career step up into a more senior management strategy-shaping position where you can truly influence and drive the UK business agenda.

You excel in coaching and leading the team and also have a natural ability with data analysis to shape effective business development trade channel and major customer lead strategies.

Currently on an upward career path you have the drive, energy and desire towards achieving both your business and personal goals. Additionally, you are a natural relationship builder and possess the gravitas to ‘hold the floor’ both internally and externally to effectively influence your business plans.

So, if you have the relevant experience together with the combination of management and personal style to succeed in this role, please call Mark Smith on 07747 847214 or apply in writing quoting reference MS/2061 together with your up-to-date CV and full benefits package details to mark@smithcarey.co.uk

Closing date for applications : 2nd June 2019

Company

As specialists in Sales & Marketing Recruitment and Training, SmithCarey Ltd have extensive knowledge and experience of the FMCG market and all trade channels from the recruitment and corporate perspective, which together with face-to-face contact ensures that we understand both our clients and candidates needs. We are fully committed to building long-term client and candidate relationships based on trust and results, which ensures candidates can effectively manage their ‘career road map’ and get the right job, not just any job, as well as ensuring our clients select the best talent.

We are passionate and committed to helping ambitious, commercial talent achieve their potential in some of food and drink’s most progressive and respected companies.

Our services at SmithCarey embrace retained recruitment consultancy, interim management and training, with our FMCG clients ranging from major bluechips to medium and small companies across food, drink and non-food, branded and own label.

Spanning both the corporate and the recruitment viewpoint, our Consultants have an outstanding track record of knowledge and experience in the FMCG market – specifically Sales & Marketing, including; National Account Management, Category Management, Customer Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Field Sales, International Sales Management and Brand Marketing.

We take our relationship with you, the candidate - and you, the client - very seriously. What you can expect from us is honest advice and real assistance at an individual level. We understand your concerns, we can get on your wavelength, and we can produce the results you want – be it a major career move to steer you in the right direction with your future ‘career road map’ or simply some welcome guidance and support.

The SmithCarey team are passionate in their belief that companies who want to attract top talent need to invest and take a more proactive approach, even before vacancies arise, by creating an employer branding talent attraction strategy. We have invested heavily in both resource and new technology to embrace the LinkedIn/Facebook generation, through social networking tools and other media.

Everything we do is done with passion, professionalism and integrity. We operate with strict confidentiality and never send out CVs without prior consent, recommend candidates without thorough screening or market false positions to attract response.

Our message to people who have the drive and energy to be a success is to come and talk to us. We can help by advising you what’s out there, provide support with your ‘career roadmap’ for how you might progress, together with advice on how to make it happen and, who knows, we might have the perfect position for you right now!

Take a look at our current opportunities; then email with a covering letter, stating your current remuneration package and a copy of your CV to one of our Consultants.

For Recruitment:

Mark Smith - mark@smithcarey.co.uk - mobile 07747 847214

Maria Murphy – mariam@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07745 184922

For Training:

Paul Carey - paul@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07786 745165

Or for any other general enquiries call 01488 649360 or email: directors@smithcarey.co.uk or visit our website www.smithcarey.co.uk

We look forward to helping you manage your future ‘career road map’ and assisting you in building a successful Sales or Marketing career in the exciting world of FMCG.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01488 649 360
Location
SmithCarey Limited
PO Box 735
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 9PH
United Kingdom

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