Sales Manager – FMCG

Job Title: Sales Manager (Office Based)

Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire

Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum + Commission (Uncapped) + Pension

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Are you an experienced Sales Manager looking for your next big opportunity?

Due to immense growth in business, the company are currently seeking a fully-fledged Sales Manager who is ambitious and confident in their ability to not only drives their own sales forward, but able to pick up and motivate their designated team. It is paramount that this individual can maintain their own workload, while also providing constructive training and feedback to help push growth in their team.

What’s in it for you?

• Up to £35k Basic Salary
• Uncapped commission (potentially earning OTE £50k in commissions in your 1st year)
• 28 days Holiday
• Pension Scheme
• Opportunities for progression
• Managing your own workload and business from your own desk
• Full training and induction
• Casual Dress and Later Start on Fridays
• As much tea and coffee as you want!

About the company

Head-quartered in Bradford, Multibrands is a leading manufacturer and supplier of FMCG products to wholesalers and independent buying groups worldwide. Our wide range of premium quality and own-brand everyday essentials include personal care and hygiene products, as well as PPE Kits and smart LED’s to name a few.

As a multinational with over 25 years in the industry, we have dedicated administration and production facilities in India and China to support a growing global operation. Our commitment to trade partners and consumers is to manufacture and supply a diverse range of healthcare and fast-moving consumer goods that continually exceed expectations in quality, price and performance for the global market place.

Key duties:

• Establish sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions and territories; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products
• Maintain sales volume, product mix and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators and competitors
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Plan to ensure achievement of divisional and personal target, aligning with company sales policies and strategies
• Manage, develop, coach, control and motivate the sales force to develop their skill to ensure that a high professional standard is achieved and monthly sales target and KPI target are met
• Ensure targets are delivered through people management, performance review, reward and individual recognition
• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the sales team and manage them accordingly
• Provide on-the-ground support for sales colleagues as they generate leads and close new deals
• Discuss with customers their evolving needs and to assess the quality of our company’s relationship with them
• Develop and implement new sales initiatives, strategies and programs to capture key demographics
• Provide daily report of sales success and communicate with superiors regarding performance and key deals
• Sell to potential direct accounts while also establishing and maintaining progressive customer relationships with key clients
• Selling all products from the company’s stable of brands
• Researching and identifying new business opportunities across new markets, growth areas, partnerships and any other ways of reaching new and existing markets
• Continually develop knowledge of the business climate, applications and competition for his/her defined geography and accounts
• Continually assess current business distribution channels, develop and evaluate their performance and manage conflict ensuring alignment with territory plans
• Maintain data relative to partners, accounts and activities and will document customer interactions

• Prepare reporting as needed

About you:

• 4+ years product sales experience essential
• Previous FMCG sales experience essential
• Sales management experience essential
• Man-management experience essential
• Qualified through experience or have an industry related qualification
• Highly driven, tenacious, and be a confident go-getter who doesn’t take no for an answer
• Extensive business development experience and must be a confident, outgoing and committed individual with a high passion for sales
• Fantastic communication skills and confident in speaking to people at different seniority
• Must be able to identify current trends and build a successful pitch to drive sales across all brands
• Proven track record of winning new business and maintaining key accounts
• Self-starter, self-motivated and a team player
• Have an understanding of how other organisations work, and ability to identify who the buying decision makers are and how to build a successful sales pitches based on their requirements

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with previous experience and job titles of; Business Development Manager, Key Account Manager, Sales Account Manager, Senior Sales Executive, New Business Manager, New Business Executive, External Sales, Sales Consultant, Business Development, B2B, BDM will also be considered.