Senior National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- Wales, Swansea
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 29 Jul 2019
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
The Senior National Account Manager will contribute to the growth agenda of the Export team for this fast-growth Health & Beauty SME.
Client Details
Our client is a fast-growth SME, specialising in Organic and Nutrition-based Pharmaceuticals and Health and Beauty products.
Description
The Senior National Account Manager - Export will ensure brand sales, profit and distribution growth plans are achieved and executed with excellence in Export Markets. Maintaining a strong focus on identifying consumer trends and retail opportunities; the successful candidate will build growth momentum on existing core brands, improving profitability and establishing new product USPs in a highly regulated environment. Furthermore, the successful candidate will drive a higher profile & distribution across both mass and specialist sectors, seeking out opportunities to tender own label business.
The Senior National Account Manager - Export will support the growth and development of the Export Sales team, using well-honed team leadership skills to maximise the team's capabilities, and build momentum as the team strives to meet organisation objectives. The Senior National Account Manager - Export will work cross functionally, effectively demonstrating the ability to capture the perspectives of diverse stakeholders in order to develop a unified plan and solution, and meet company objectives.
This role is home-based with travel to customers in the UK and Internationally, Head Office in Swansea.
Profile
The Senior National Account Manager will:
- Have a proven track record in FMCG Sales and Trade Marketing
- Have experience working in Export Markets - this is essential
- Will ideally have sold across multiple channels, from Independents through to large Retailers
- Have a good pedigree in customer facing/customer relationships, able to manage performance with solid commercial principles
- Have previous experience in the OTC/consumer-facing pharmaceutical, nutritional and/or cosmetic sectors with experience of regulatory and compliance challenges in UK
- Have a demonstrable ability operate at the mid - senior management level
- Have strong stakeholder management skills
- Ideally have experience in a entrepreneurial led environment and have an appetite for business transformation/organisational development
- Have strong time management and organisation skills
Job Offer
Competitive Salary + Bonus + 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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