NAE / JNAM (Confectionary)
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Surrey
- Salary
- £35000 - £40000 per annum + hybrid, bonus, progress development plan
- Closing date
- 27 Dec 2023
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
The role is a superb opportunity for an ambitious and dynamic individual who is serious about progressing in their career over the next few years. The role requires a self-starter who is capable to run with whatever is required.
You will be working closely with the Grocery Controller and Wholesale Cash & Carry SNAM with channel strategy implementation.
Client Details
My client are a globally recognised confectionary brand who take #1 in some of Europe's hottest countries! They trade across the world and their UK business turnover is circa £10m, this year saw growth to £13m and the projections for 2024 are continued growth. As such, they are looking to hire a dynamic and savvy individual to join the team and support on the grocers, indepdentent and regional wholesalers, as well as, learning to run Amazon, daily.
Description
The successful NAE/JNAM (Confectionary) will:
- Support the Grocery Controller and Wholesale Cash & Carry SNAM with the overall implementation of the channel strategy
- Assist with the development of Booker Cash and Carry and direct management of smaller wholesale accounts.
- Assist with the development of the Amazon account
- Develop and maintain relationships in order to engage & educate retail buyers, developing sales opportunities and increasing profitability
- Support in the development, management and implementation of joint business plans with key KPI's to ensure delivery of key targets aligned to the channel strategy
- Influence & excite key retail buyers to secure new distribution
- Support with key business tasks in line with channel strategy, e.g. trade shows, distribution drives and engagement days
- Analyse insights and sales data to include in comprehensive customer proposals
- Maintain a strong awareness and understanding of the confectionery market to ensure business plans and practices adequately reflect market and customer changes / demands
- Commercial accountability for delivering against targets, securing new business and developing mutually beneficial existing relationships
- Support the NAC/SNAM deliver accurate financial and volume forecasts
Profile
The successful NAE/JNAM(Confectionary) will:
- Work in a hybrid model - 3 days in Surrey, 2 days WFH (generally).
- Provide sales support to a national accounts team experience within the FMCG arena
- Customer management experience with track record of successful negotiation and category understanding
- Experience in winning and managing new accounts
- Experience working with wholesalers and or grocery accounts.
- A self-starter who is able to work both independently & as part of a team
- Excellent networking, relationship-building and communication skills
- Strong analytical skills and ability to derive insight from data and build category selling stories.
- Robust commercial understanding, good numerical and negotiation skills
- Resourceful, adaptable & investigative
- Agility to interact and influence with different levels internally & externally
- Proficient in using MS Office applications
Job Offer
On offer for the successful NAE/JNAM (Confectionary) is:
- £35,000-40,000 DOE
- Hybrid Work Schedule
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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