National Account Executive - Health and Beauty
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Berkshire
- Salary
- £30000 - £33000 per annum + Bonus + Hybrid Working!
- Closing date
- 25 Dec 2023
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
The role will support the NAM to deliver sales and profit contribution among the Grocery and High Street channels.
The role will be a goo d mix of supporting on larger accounts, with internal and customer facing commercial and administrative duties, as well as ownership on small to medium accounts, to maintain, develop and grow business!
Client Details
My client operate in Health + Beauty and have a £40m tuurnover, with the vision to double in the next 3 years
Their product portfolio is strong with many well-known brands and they also act as a distributor for certain products in the UK.
Culture is important for my client and they want to ensure they offer an experience at work that appreciates you, invests in you and makes your work/life balance, enjoyable. They are a diverse company and the customer is at the heart of everything they do.
Description
The successful National Account Executive - Health + Beauty will be involved in:
Account Management
- Support the National Account Manager to develop the sales strategy and deliver the plan for the defined customer base.
- Be accountable for the delivery of gross sales and net profit contribution target.
- Ongoing evaluation and response to sales performance vs plan.
- Network comprehensively within trade accounts in the critical areas such as stock replenishment, buying, finance, merchandising, training and supply chain using these contacts to benefit business and the trade relationship.
- Work closely with brand teams to ensure visibility & conversion in the channel are maximized.
- Alongside the National Account Manager, seek to develop new business within accounts.
Administration
- Complete appropriate detail in all planning systems (internal & external) that are required to execute the sales plan; includes New Line Forms and Promotional Nominations in line with their required timings.
- Monitor and track sales using customer portals to support with data downloads.
- Forecast volume, sales and spend effectively.
- Maintain accurate customer records, including contact reports & development progress reports.
Other
- To undertake any reasonable additional duties as requested by the Sales Director.
- Attend sales meetings, conferences, trade shows conventions as and when required.
Profile
The best candidate for the role will demonstrate:
- Excellent commercial and relationship building skills
- A real ability to build strong relationships with internal teams and external customers at multiple levels
- Strong analytical skills and able to interpret complex data
- Ability to negotiate with customers to achieve objectives
- Good commercial acumen & commercial understanding of other business functions
- The ability to work to tight timescales and deadlines
- Good presentation skills
- Tenacious ability to go the extra mile to make it happen within all accounts
- Positive can do attitude and enthusiastic with both their work and within the workplace
- Effective communication skills
Required Experience:
- Experience of working in a commercial environment preferred. - Ideally within the FMCG industry.
- Educated to graduate level ideally in a related Business degree
- MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word is essential
- A full driving license is required
- Travel in the UK is an essential part of the role
Job Offer
On offer for the successful National Account Executive is:
- £30,000 - £33,000 starting salary as an NAE (yearly salary reviews)
- Bonus circa 10%
- 1-2 days HYBRID in the office based in Berkshire -
- Join an ambitious company that is exceeding in the Health & Beauty Space
Please apply asap - shortlisting actively OR email your CV and quote the Job Reference
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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