Account Manager

☞ Milliken & Company

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Update day: 11-06-2024

Location: Wigan North West

Category: Sales

Industry: Textiles Chemicals

Position: Entry level

Job type: Full-time

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Milliken is a successful global business, recognised as an international leader in textile products and specialty chemicals. They have significant manufacturing facilities in USA, UK, Europe and Asia. Their sales offices, development laboratories, Research and Development and technical support centres extend Milliken’s presence throughout the world. With three sites in the UK, Bury, Wigan and Manchester, Milliken Industrial Ltd has built itself into a significant business with products that reach into many markets.

Everywhere you look, you will find Milliken products in aspects of life and you will probably touch their products in a variety of ways almost every day. Their high-grade speciality fabrics which offer comfort and practicality whilst providing essential protection are used in military service, space and extreme environment exploration and many contact sports and tournaments. Their carpets and linens are found in many of the finest hotels and restaurants and their matting products are providing entrance doorway solutions in many commercial and public premises.

Milliken firmly believes that ethical practices will continue to drive our success as a company, which is why we do more than talk about doing the right thing. The focus, commitment and actions Milliken take raises the bar for ethical standards and has earned us a place on Ethisphere Magazine’s list of the "World’s Most Ethical Companies" thirteen years in a row, including 2019.

Just look around. You’ll see Milliken.

Primary Purpose Of The Position

To develop sales across the Milliken Distribution Network.

To support the Regional Sales Manager with existing accounts with a view to expanding sales.

Principle Accountabilities
  • Expanding the sales of carpet and LVT business
  • Help develop digital tools and strategy for Milliken’s Distribution partners
  • Help increase partners participation and engagement with Milliken’s digital Marketing strategy
  • Implementing the sales strategy, action plan and product pricing policy for region in line with the expectations of Sales Director and to achieve objectives
  • Maintaining and growing existing customer sales within the region
  • Leading product presentations, sales negotiations to customer base in responsible region
  • Visiting distribution partners in their markets to support and develop the Sales and Marketing process.
  • Maintaining an up to date sales pipeline for the sales region using sales force
  • Assisting customers with technical solutions /problem solving, product trials and general field support where required.
  • Searching for new opportunities for company´s products
  • Supporting Sales Director with Sales Leads process in Germany


Knowledge, Skills, Experience And Qualifications
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Appreciation/knowledge of European business/culture
  • Experience with Microsoft Business Intelligence
  • Ability to use own initiative to make decisions which may impact the business, but can be clearly justified
  • Numerate and data rational
  • Ability to delight Customers (internal and external)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience in a fast paced and dynamic environment
  • Proactively driving and implementing improvements
  • Able to work across different levels of the Business
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary management and project work
  • Hands on and proactive approach
  • Team Player


Benefits
  • Pension scheme
  • Private Medical Cover – Vitality health
  • Hybrid office working
  • Death in service
  • Free car parking
  • Subsidised canteen
  • Social and Company events
  • Health Drop in sessions
  • On site counselling
  • Employee referral programme
  • Long service awards
  • Extensive Internal/external training opportunities


Want to join our team? Then we look forward to your application!
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Deadline: 26-07-2024

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