Area Sales Manager - On Trade
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, South East England
- Salary
- £30000 - £35000 per annum
- Closing date
- 10 Oct 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a market leading and well established FMCG drinks brand as a Area Sales Manager - On Trade across South East England incorporating the M3 and M4 corridor.
Client Details
Our client is a well established, market leading spirits brand and family run business who experienced fantastic growth last year.
It's an exciting time for the business; they have fantastic relationships with a network of wholesalers and after a recent manufacturing investment it has enabled the company to focus heavily on product development and marketing.
Due to continued growth, our client is now looking to develop their field sales team!
Description
As the Area Sales Manager - On Trade, reporting in to the Sales Manager, you will be responsible for covering the on trade channel across South East England. You will need to build strong relationships with a portfolio of wholesalers, driving sales through them to maintain growth of existing accounts as well as prospecting for new business.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in the on trade industry to work with an exciting drinks brand and ultimately a successful company in growth.
Profile
Area Sales Manager - On Trade:
- A minimum of 1 years experience in the on trade, drinks channel (ideally cider, beer or wine & spirits industry)
- Experienced in new business sales
- Strong relationship building skills and proven track record in account growth
- Enthusiastic, passionate and self motivated approach
- Ability to work well in a highly pressured environment
- Strong IT skill set - especially Excel and PowerPoint
- Full, UK driving license
- Based on patch - you will need to live in South East England (any of the following) - Hampshire, Surrey, Middlesex, Kent, Sussex, Berkshire or Oxfordshire.
Job Offer
Area Sales Manager - On Trade:
- £30,000 - £35,000 basic salary (dependent on experience)
- Company Car
- Excellent bonus scheme
- Other company 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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