UK Sales Director
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, East of England
- Salary
- £65000 - £75000 per annum + Car + Benefits
- Closing date
- 30 Sep 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts
Job Details
- The opportunity to lead a UK team for an international business in double digit growth
- Roll out the UK strategy paying particular attention to the top 4 grocers
Client Details
One of the major players in frozen food my clients global turnover exceeds ¢400 million.
With a UK base in the East of England they are looking for a UK Sales Director to continue their on going growth.
They produce own label and value added frozen products as well as supplying some of the UK household food brands.
Description
- Manage a small team both in the UK and also over in Spain
- Be the escalating line of contact for all key customers including grocery multiples, food-service, brands and wholesalers
- Drive the growth strategy
- Identify new avenues of business
Profile
- This is a fantastic and rare opportunity for someone looking to step up to a Director role, in fact the clients preference is to have someone from in a National Account Controller role looking for their next challenge
- Frozen food experience is advantageous but not essential
- FMCG sales - knowledge of selling into top 4
- Prepared for national and international travel
- Based in the East-commutable areas include Leicestershire, Peterborough, Cambs and Northamptonshire
- Spanish speaker would be advantageous
Job Offer
Flat Base salary 65-75,000
Car
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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