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Commercial Sales

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, Dorset
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
11 Sep 2019

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

Job Details



This is a fast-paced Commercial Sales role in the Meat Industry, managing Key Wholesale and Food Service accounts. This role is office-based with some requirement to visit customers.

Client Details

Our client is a leading Meat Processing organisation, with presence in all Major Multiple, Food Service and Wholesale accounts.

Description

The role of the Commercial Sales professional is to manage existing Food Service and Wholesale relationships, driving new business opportunities within these accounts, driving profitability and volumes. The successful candidate will exploit all retail and catering opportunities through this route, maximising profit on all trading, and actively endeavour to control customer demand in line with agreed supply.

Working within a complex supply chain, the Commercial Sales professional will build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure effective delivery of products and service. Similarly, the successful candidate will effectively communicate market feedback and reporting where necessary on market developments, opportunities and successes.

This role is office-based in Dorset with some requirement to visit customers.

Profile

The successful candidate will:
  • Have a track record in Short Shelf Life Food or Drink Product Account Management, ideally in the Meat industry
  • Ideally have sold to Wholesale and Food Service accounts
  • Have an FMCG background
  • Have a demonstrable understanding of complex supply chains
  • Have a successful track record working in a fast-paced environment
  • Have a track record in managing high value relationships
  • Be accountable
  • Be a strong relationship builder
  • Be commercial
  • Be able to work on site 5 days a week
  • Have a driving license






Job Offer

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Car

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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