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Area Account Manager - Grocery

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, London
Salary
£28000 - £35000 per annum + car allowance
Closing date
18 Jul 2022

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

Job Details

  • Exciting opportunity to join a fast growing confectionery brand across the South East
  • Healthy, low calorie disruptor brand


Client Details

Do you have a passion for food..?

But not so much the calories...

My client is disrupting the bakery category with an HFSS approved, low calorie, low sugar alternative that gives you all the taste but removes the junk. From opening their first store in Brighton in 2021, my client is now infiltrating the grocery market across the South East with freshly delivered products and are looking to recruit for the next phase of their growth.

Description
  • Manage activation across grocery accounts throughout London & South East
  • Build relationships with store managers to ensure cabinets and in store display equipment are maximising sales
  • Responsible for ensuring our cabinets and in store display equipment always look presentable and are maintained to a high standard
  • Oversee and audit execution of store displays by delivery drivers. This will mean 1 early morning per week travelling with the delivery drivers from Park Royal office to reinforce high standards
  • Work alongside and report to the Retail Partnerships Director to activate marketing plans at a store level
  • Manage and implement in-store trials and demonstrations


Profile
  • Ideally 2+ years relevant work experience in Field Sales or Store Execution
  • Experience of managing and positioning branded POS equipment a bonus (e.g. chillers/freezers/drinks dispensing equipment)
  • Experience working in the UK Off-Trade, dealing with UK Grocery sites preferable
  • Self-starter, entrepreneurial and takes initiative
  • Good relationship building & communication skills
  • Good organisational skills that can adapt to an agile working environment


Job Offer
  • Up to £35k annual salary dependent on experience + £5k car allowance
  • Opportunity to join an exciting brand disrupting the bakery market and experiencing rapid growth
  • Joining a small team with opportunities to build and develop a career into more senior roles
  • Hybrid working model split between home, office and field-based

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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