A sample of our current assignments...

SENIOR NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER - COMMERCIAL MANAGER

Salary: c£46K plus attractive bonus, car and fringe benefits

Location: Accessible to Surrey/Hants

World wide brand - consumer durables

We are currently searching for a National Account Manager who has significant exposure to the consumer goods retail National Account market place. In addition the candidate will require a second proven sales discipline (FMCG) with the major supermarkets.

This is a strategic role for the right candidate to apply the category management skills in an existing market place.

The company is a world-wide manufacturing multi national. There is a superb opportunity to join a company with extensive resources as it launches into the UK marketplace. If you are a NAM with the qualities listed above and are looking to extend up into the next role we would like to hear from you.

Ref: TWH01

SALES MANAGER

Salary: Upper 'best of class' £ package plus car and benefits

Location: Commutable to High Wycombe / M40 corridor

Fashion Watch Brands

Must possess sales team leadership / training background and be able to motivate Sales Representatives serving independently owned High Street Retail Jewellers.

Equally must thrive and have contacts and account handling experience with both key Regional * National Multiple Retail Jewellery Groups.

Ref: JPMSM02

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE / MANAGERS

Salary: Up to £30K package plus car and benefits (Will exceed this reward level if experienced)

Location: Commutable to High Wycombe / M40 corridor

Private Label - Watches

Managing many differing High Street Fashion Retail Majors, you will propose bright new product origination and design through to briefing manufacturing partners/order placement through to High Street delivery.

Managing both established and new customers, your mission will be to optimise success of their 'own label watch collections'.

Ref: JPMAE03

TERRITORY ACCOUNT MANAGER

Salary: Highly competitive plus commission, car, blackberry & laptop
Individually negotiated based on level of trade expertise

Location 1: North UK including Scotland / NIUK Wide
Location 2: Midlands / South East including ROI & CI

Luxury Watch & Jewellery Brands

Both prospective appointees should have impeccable 'watch & jewellery' trade awareness within their own regions including Independents, Department Stores and Multiples.

The requirement is for a gifted, perceptive sales achiever able to identify the 'right' locations and store profiles for each Brand opportunity.

Naturally, the highest standards of account management for our clients' existing retail partners are a pre-requisite along with proven sales success with either watches or jewellery and ideally both.

The brand portfolio encompasses "great names" either re-launched or new to the UK & Ireland, and all possess an international reputation.

The management team demands excellence across the business and is not an environment for the faint hearted, but it does offer a refreshing culture where personal contribution for Head Office accounts will be encouraged and expected.

Ref: JPMTAM01

NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER

Salary: c£45/52K dependent on experience plus good bonus, car and benefits

Location: Based accessible to Western Home Counties / Middlesex

Beauty Products (Brand Leader)

This would be a significant career role for a candidate with proven success of handling the major multiples. This company is a leader in the beauty products market.

Ref: M01

NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER

Salary: £45/50K plus bonus, car and attractive fringe benefits

Location: London / Midlands

Consumer Durables (European Major Brand)

The company are looking for a candidate with a proven track record with major accounts including some of the following; Sainsburys, Tesco, Asda, Curry's or Comet.

Exceptional quality brand with major initiatives for the UK will motivate successful candidates.

Ref: M02

AREA MANAGER

Salary: package to £30K OTE open-ended plus car

Location: North London, Essex, Herts, Bedfordshire

FMCG Greeting Cards

This greeting card company has an extensive range of upmarket designs and is looking for an Area Manager to cover the areas stated above.

The client base is mainly greetings card shops (independent) plus general corner shops and independent sector stations.

A track record in greeting cards would be preferred but any FMCG based product would be of interest.

Ref: TWAB11

AREA MANAGER

Salary: package to £27.5K OTE plus car

Location: Northern England to Scotland

DIY / Home Care

This company manufactures a range of DIY products, which are sold through independent DIY hardware outlets.

The territory to be covered has an established customer base of many years. The company is seeking an Area Manager to sell to and manage these accounts.

Ref: TWDIY12

NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER

Salary: Salary - £40K package plus car

Location: Flexible within the South East England

Household and Garden Products

This company is looking for a NAM to manager its household and garden products through a range of national and key accounts.

Exposure to the DIY / Garden Household sector would be desirable.

Ref: TWF04

NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER

Salary: £45K package plus car

Location: West Yorkshire

Greeting Cards

This company is a world-wide leader in the greeting card marketplace. They are currently looking for a NAM with both greeting cards and a second product category to strengthen the team to manage one of the top three grocery multiples. The trend in the industry is to a more category - management approach and this is now reflected in the personnel that the industry is seeking.

You maybe an existing NAM with the above background but there are also opportunities for a Key Account Manager as well.

Ref: TWH03

AREA MANAGER

Salary: package to £35K OTE plus car

Location 1: South East
Location 2: Midlands
Location 3: Scotland

Luxury Fashion Eyewear

This company has a number of high profile brands, they are currently looking for a successful sales person to sell into an established client base of independent opticians.

Sales ability is crucial to success in this role, which typically has high rewards for achievement.

Ref: TWLU14

AREA MANAGER

Salary: Basic to £25K OTE £30K, plus car and fringe benefits

Location: Lancashire

Food and Healthcare Products

This is a European based pharmacy/healthcare manufacturer with a range of high quality, high specification food and healthcare products.

They are looking for an Area Manager to sell into independent healthcare shops (and small chains) plus independent pharmacy and grocery outlets.

Knowledge of the sector would be useful but not essential.

Ref: TWPH09

AREA MANAGER

Salary: package £28K plus car

Location 1: South East England
Location 2: Scotland / North England
Location 3: Midlands

Healthcare

This leading healthcare manufacturer specialises in non-prescription over the counter medications, foods and supplements. Typical account base includes independent health food shops, some grocers and the local pharmacy.

They are currently looking for area representatives to service accounts in the above areas. Successful field exposure in the sector would be useful but a good category background would be considered.

Ref: TWPH10

NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER

Salary: to £50K plus car

Location: North Midlands

Luxury Household Goods

This company has a world-wide reputation for luxury household goods. The brand is first class and the company has a most favoured position in the key high street and luxury retailer outlets.

Currently they are looking for a National Account Manager with exposure to the retail home ceramics market place. A thorough understanding of range extension and new product development is most important for this role.

Ref: TWR02

EXPORT SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Salary: £35K package plus car

Location: North London / Middlesex / Herts

European DIY marketplace

This company is a market leader in the UK DIY flooring market place (retail).

Currently they have strong positions with all the UK national accounts. They are now No1 in the UK in the sector and are looking to re launch the product through the European DIY marketplace.

If you have existing experience selling to key DIY retailers in Europe then please contact us.

Ref: TWS05

All the above appointments are genuine assignments in progress and include a bonus element, company car and expected company benefits.

This, of course, is only a summary. To register your availability for new listed briefs, please contact the team at Knipe Recruitment and Management Selection.