Sales Manager - South
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, South East England
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus, Car, Benefits
- Closing date
- 8 Oct 2019
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a successful sales professional from the foodservice and / or food equipment industry to join this market-leading client as their new Sales Manager - South, looking after key customers in the independent and buying group channel, building and driving superb business relationships.
Client Details
My client is a marketing leading tableware business with a hugely successful and established domestic and international track record.
Description
The Sales Manager - South will;
- deliver strategic sales plans for each key customer
- work closely with the independent and group accounts across the south of England increasing listings and market share
- seek all opportunities to promote my clients products and services
- maintain comprehensive records and files for all clients including all sales activities and KPIs
- organise promotional activity to boost sales working in conjunction with purchasing and marketing teams internally
- attend monthly sales reviews with the head of sales
- agrees areas to focus on, agree targets and track performance
- produce the monthly sales reports ion all customers highlighting all activity and achievements
- maintain accurate records of all prospecting across the region, updating and utilising the sales database
- ensure all proposals for pricing and other discounts and promotions are in line with the company policies and limits
- report on all relevant market trends and advise and counsel on recommendations relating to these
- develop very Strong relationships internally and externally
Profile
The successful candidate for this Sales Manager - South role will come the following skills and experiences:-
- track record of sales growth with customers
- experience of working in the independent channel and buying groups
- experience of working across the southern part of England
- strong business development and networking, as well as customer management skills
- strong planning and organisational skills
- a goal orientated and target driven individual
- track record of strong decision making and judgement - able to influence
- assertiveness, flexible, adaptable to change and takes the initiative
- strong team player, excellent communication and relationship building skills
- strong work ethic, excellent drive and someone that wants to be successful
- based in south east England or the southern part of the country able to work in the field across the M3/M4/M25 network for key customer visits
Job Offer
circa £45,000 base salary + good car allowance + annual bonus based on performance + other 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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