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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – DAIRY INGREDIENTS

Employer
SmithCarey Recruitment
Location
Chester
Salary
Competitive salary + 10% bonus & benefits
Closing date
30 Jul 2022

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

Job Details

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – DAIRY INGREDIENTS
Competitive salary + 10% bonus & benefits
Chester – Hybrid working

The company

Our client, a highly successful dairy group, supplies dairy-based ingredients to food manufacturing customers from dedicated and well-invested processing sites. Working closely and in partnership with both UK and global food manufacturers, the company supplies high quality ingredients that are used in a wide range of food products including ice cream, chilled desserts, chocolate confectionery, ready meals, soups, sauces and biscuits. The company is now seeking to appoint an Account Executive to support and drive their ambitious growth plans.

The role

With a can-do attitude, exceptional relationship-building and soft skills, you will report to the Head of Sales. This is an excellent opportunity for you to join an established food manufacturer as part of a dynamic team. You will primarily be supporting the growth of the existing and new customer relationships.

Key remit will include supporting the business-winning activity by generating opportunities and qualifying prospects to close deals. You will source new opportunities and new customers through outbound calls and emails. Other responsibilities will include evaluating sales opportunities and providing appropriate quotations, representing the company at industry trade association meetings and liaising with Customer Services to provide outstanding service to customers.

About you

Of graduate calibre, you have some practical sales experience under your belt, ideally gained within an FMCG environment. Ambitious recent graduates in e.g., Business, Marketing or Food-related degrees, will also be considered as my client offers an excellent training programme. The role is based in the company's H.O. near Chester. You can work from home 2 days a week.

How to apply

If you think you’ve got what it takes and are ultimately keen to develop a career with a leading, growing FMCG company, please apply online, providing details of your current salary package.

Alternatively, email your CV, together with details of your current salary package, to Maria Murphy at mariam@smithcarey.co.uk, quoting reference number MM/2303.

Closing Date for applications:   30th July 2022

 

Company

As specialists in Sales & Marketing Recruitment and Training, SmithCarey Ltd have extensive knowledge and experience of the FMCG market and all trade channels from the recruitment and corporate perspective, which together with face-to-face contact ensures that we understand both our clients and candidates needs. We are fully committed to building long-term client and candidate relationships based on trust and results, which ensures candidates can effectively manage their ‘career road map’ and get the right job, not just any job, as well as ensuring our clients select the best talent.

We are passionate and committed to helping ambitious, commercial talent achieve their potential in some of food and drink’s most progressive and respected companies.

Our services at SmithCarey embrace retained recruitment consultancy, interim management and training, with our FMCG clients ranging from major bluechips to medium and small companies across food, drink and non-food, branded and own label.

Spanning both the corporate and the recruitment viewpoint, our Consultants have an outstanding track record of knowledge and experience in the FMCG market – specifically Sales & Marketing, including; National Account Management, Category Management, Customer Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Field Sales, International Sales Management and Brand Marketing.

We take our relationship with you, the candidate - and you, the client - very seriously. What you can expect from us is honest advice and real assistance at an individual level. We understand your concerns, we can get on your wavelength, and we can produce the results you want – be it a major career move to steer you in the right direction with your future ‘career road map’ or simply some welcome guidance and support.

The SmithCarey team are passionate in their belief that companies who want to attract top talent need to invest and take a more proactive approach, even before vacancies arise, by creating an employer branding talent attraction strategy. We have invested heavily in both resource and new technology to embrace the LinkedIn/Facebook generation, through social networking tools and other media.

Everything we do is done with passion, professionalism and integrity. We operate with strict confidentiality and never send out CVs without prior consent, recommend candidates without thorough screening or market false positions to attract response.

Our message to people who have the drive and energy to be a success is to come and talk to us. We can help by advising you what’s out there, provide support with your ‘career roadmap’ for how you might progress, together with advice on how to make it happen and, who knows, we might have the perfect position for you right now!

Take a look at our current opportunities; then email with a covering letter, stating your current remuneration package and a copy of your CV to one of our Consultants.

For Recruitment:

Mark Smith - mark@smithcarey.co.uk - mobile 07747 847214

Maria Murphy – mariam@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07745 184922

For Training:

Paul Carey - paul@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07786 745165

Or for any other general enquiries call 01488 649360 or email: directors@smithcarey.co.uk or visit our website www.smithcarey.co.uk

We look forward to helping you manage your future ‘career road map’ and assisting you in building a successful Sales or Marketing career in the exciting world of FMCG.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01488 649 360
Location
SmithCarey Limited
PO Box 735
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 9PH
United Kingdom

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