National Account Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England
- Salary
- £65000 - £75000 per annum + car, bonus + package
- Closing date
- 18 Mar 2025
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts
Job Details
An exciting role has opened up for a National Account Manager for a well known beauty brand, managing a large retail customer whilst working strategically to grow the overall retail channel.
Client Details
As an incredibly well known and well loved beauty brand, the business hold many years of heritage and their products are used by thousands of customers across the globe.
They have gone through a real journey of change over the last 5 years, targeting different consumers, launching in different channels and generally changing perspective around the brand.
They are now looking to add a National Account Manager to their team to lead on one of their largest retail customers.
Description
- Develop and implement strategic plans to manage and grow key accounts.
- Identify new business opportunities and negotiate contracts to maximise profitability.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure the delivery of excellent customer service.
- Monitor market trends and competitor activity within the FMCG sector.
- Deliver sales presentations and produce reports on account performance.
- Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and industry regulations.
- Participate in relevant industry events and training workshops.
Profile
A successful National Account Manager should have:
- A strong background in sales within the FMCG industry, managing a mix of supermarket and highstreet retail accounts (ideally Boots or Superdrug)
- Proven track record of managing and growing key accounts.
- Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to identify and pursue new business opportunities.
- Solid understanding of market trends and competitor activity.
- Strong presentation and reporting skills.
- Good knowledge of industry regulations and company policies.
- Willingness to travel and participate in industry events.
Job Offer
Up to £75,000 + car allowance, bonus + benefits.
2 days a week in the Midlands office
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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