Area Sales Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £45,000 - £50,000
- Closing date
- 12 Oct 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Area Sales Manager
- London
- Vital role to the growth of the UK business
- Lots of autonomy and opportunity to add real impact
About Our Client
Orthex are a leading brand throughout Scandinavia and are now in countries throughout the rest of Europe. They offer a wide range of products, of which sustainability is at the forefront of their agenda. They are increasing their range of products made from recycled or sustainable materials and are innovative in the way they develop new products. Their philosophy is to help their customer grow their business in a profitable manner.
Job Description
The key responsibilities of the area sales manager are:
- Manage all aspects of several existing accounts
- Planning and executing customer meetings and relationship development
- Product portfolio management
- Some merchandising in stores will be required
- Grow existing accounts by gaining additional product listing
- Conduct staff and customer demonstrations
- Seek new business opportunities and product listings
- Attend trade fairs and networking events
- Set customer budgets in accordance with company goals
- Develop NPD roll out plans in line with company strategy
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will have the following skills:
- Excellent planning and priority setting
- Great communication skills, both verbal and written
- Commercial business acumen with good numerical skills
- Result orientated and creative
- Team played as well as self motivated and self drive
- Strong presentation skills
- MS office
- UK driving licence
What's on Offer
Attractive base salary of up to £45,000
Bonus structure
Company car
Laptop
Phone
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.
Ref Code: MPGC14043728Z
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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