Head of Sales UK and Europe - Drinks Startup
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 18 Sep 2024
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Agents, National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
Excellent opportunity for someone that wants to be responsible for driving the growth of international brand.
ESG focused brand with a great message.
Client Details
International drinks company looking to expand into the UK and Europe.
Head of Sales UK and Europe - Drinks Startup
Description
The Head of Sales UK and Europe - Drinks Startup will take responsibility for setting up and driving the UK and European arm of the brand. A young but already established company, they are embarking on the next phase of growth across major global markets.
This person will take on both commercial, logistical and operational tasks including working with my client in setting up the relevant entities. My client is looking for someone that can set up and manage a network of distributors across major markets also.
Profile
The Head of Sales UK and Europe - Drinks Startup will ideally come with the following skills and experiences:
- strong commercial experience in the drinks industry, ideally having played a major role in a startup or growing a brand across the UK and international markets
- open to an extent on FMCG, or personal care categories also, but with a startup background or having grown brands in the same territories
- experience with operational management also - e.g. supply chain logistics, warehousing, distribution etc.
- strong market knowledge across the UK and Europe
- strong negotiation skills - as well as presentation and financial
- entrepreneurial mindset and outlook - the role is about starting, developing and then managing on your own to start with and as the business grows the team can grow - this person needs to be very hands on and take full accountability too
- excellent project management skills, a problem-solver and positive attitude towards the challenges that would lie ahead
- strong understanding of market entry, RTM strategy and all relevant regulations and set up requirements for multiple markets
We are open on location as the role will report into an international owner - therefore any locations in England, Benelux, Germany as well as surrounding will be considered if skills and experience is relevant.
Job Offer
Circa £80,000 to £100,000 depending on experience + OTE (to be agreed).
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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