Account Manager – Corporate Gifts in England

Are you a sales professional with a background in B2B sales of consumer products in the corporate gifts and incentives channel? Do you also have experience of managing key accounts in the retail sector? Would you like to work for a fast-growing, internationally focused and award-winning company? If you have answered yes to all of the above, we are interested in talking to you.

The partners at Cavendish Maine are delighted to have been entrusted with this exciting position within the fast-growing premium consumer products business, Black + Blum. Established in 1998 by design graduates Dan Black and Martin Blum, Black + Blum produces quality, functional, design-led products that are built to last. The passionate design team has created numerous, award-winning products, many of which have achieved iconic status. In recent years the business has focused on creating innovative and category-leading products for the fast-growing food and drink on-the-go sector, using durable eco-friendly materials that produce a premium and environmentally responsible product.

The Role

This is an exciting, newly created position for a Sales Manager – Corporate Gifts & Retail Brand Collaborations which has come about due to an internal promotion. The successful candidate will take advantage of the ever-increasing number of enquiries from corporate companies and agencies seeking customised product. You will represent a product range which is ideally suited for this market due to its premium and “desirable” appeal, its sustainability positioning and its ubiquitous nature. You will also take responsibility for some prestigious UK customers currently collaborating with Black+Blum with bespoke products. You will work as part of a small close-knit team of 20 people, pulling together and assisting each other to develop and grow the business. This is a hybrid position and will suit someone interested in working in Central London three days per week, two from home.

The Company

This is a successful, profitable and rapidly growing business that produces outstanding, design-led and award-winning consumer products.

The Package

Black + Blum will create a financial package designed to attract their preferred candidate. The salary offered will reflect the skills and experience of the individual selected.

The Person

We are looking for someone who is inspired by the opportunity to work in a close-knit team of entrepreneurial people all seeking the same goals and living out the company’s mission. This will be more important to you than titles and levels. You will possess an entrepreneurial outlook – happy to work outside the norm in a small business and take on total end-to-end responsibility for this sales channel. You must have at least 3 years’ demonstrable successful experience working in a B2B or corporate sales environment, preferably, but not limited to, selling consumer products in the premiums and incentives channel. Ideally your experience will have an international perspective. You will be culturally sensitive as a result of the experience you have gained developing relationships with customers from a variety of cultures. You will bring a highly tenacious, results-driven sales approach, demonstrating strong commercial initiative and a deep understanding of both product and customer profitability. You will be able to creatively prospect and network with a keen desire to grow with an entrepreneurial small business as it expands. Finally, hiring someone who shares the founders’ passion for health, well-being and sustainability is as important as finding the right professional skills and experience.

To apply to this role please send your CV along with a very brief cover note and your salary expectations to Saul Bainton at Cavendish Maine using the following email saul@cavendishmaine.com.