Sales & Marketing Jobs In London

The successful candidate will be a creative, innovative thinker with the commercial instincts to develop and implement dynamic sales strategies through effective, targeted Channel Management. Excellent and highly persuasive interpersonal skills will enable you to build lasting and influential relationships. An impressive track record will reflect proven Account or Product Management experience. The ability to be a team player with a high level of self-motivation is vital in this role.

The jobholder will be based in London or Eastern region but will be required to travel extensively in order to cover this part of the country effectively. A current driving licence is essential.

Qualifications / Experience

Candidates will ideally be educated to degree level, with a significant successful sales experience in a technical oriented environment. An excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Overview: The Technical Brand Manager is focussed at delivering large scale business projects and is:

• The owner in R&D of the Brand Equity, Strategy, Consumer.
– Equivalent of a Brand Manager in Marketing: Steward of the Brand.
– Approaches from the Technical Viewpoint.
• Product & Package Attributes.
• Consumer Experience/Usage of the Product & Package.
• Expert in Consumer Habits, Practices, Usage, & Needs within the category.
– Needs to understand these aspects to define superior products in any new development.
• Quality improvement – what drives acceptance?
• New products – what does the consumer really want in the product?
• Understand cost/value – which attributes do consumers really value and want to pay for and which they do not value.
• A key player in a multifunctional team and key liaison between departments.
– Represents the R&D aspects in strategy selection, project prioritization, and research planning.

Essential Experience:

- Food raw material & process understanding.
- Product design & development.
- Understanding of consumer & customer requirements.
- Project management.
- Commercial awareness.
- Financial Awareness.
- Local & European Food product & labelling regulations.
- Specification origination.
- Change agent, impact and influence, leadership, bold delivery.
- Degree or equivalent.
- 5 years experience within food/drink industry.

Job Purpose:

To identify & deliver opportunities for NPD & renovation.

To identify & deliver improvements in productivity eg harmonisation, value engineering and cost savings, and implement technical changes.

To maintain awareness of developments in the supply chain of major material items.

To manage technical aspects of launches into new markets.

To provide technical input to support product claims, PR, advertising & trade/consumer enquiries.

To maintain a constant awareness of competitor activity, regularly review competitor products & propose routes for maintaining competitive advantage.

Line manage & direct activities of a team of technologists.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

This new role will report to the Sales Director and will focus on generating new business across a broad range of industries. You will be a dynamic self starter, self-motivated and capable of working without ‘hand holding’. You will either have an IT solutions or printing solutions background with an existing network of contacts. Basic salary is £25k with 40% of margin as commission – existing Sales Execs are earning more than the £85k OTE.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.