FMCG Recruitment Sector

FMCG Industry, also known as CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods), primarily deals with the production, distribution and marketing of consumer packaged goods. The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) are those consumables which are normally consumed regularly by the consumers. Activities in the FMCG industry include selling, marketing, purchasing, financing and so on. Other areas are operations, supply chain, production and management.

Common FMCG products
Some common FMCG product categories include food and dairy products, glassware, paper products, pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics, packaged food products, plastic goods, printing and stationery, household products, photography, drinks etc. and some of the examples of FMCG products are coffee, tea, dry cells, greeting cards, gifts, detergents, tobacco and cigarettes, watches and soaps.

Leading FMCG companies
Some of the well known FMCG companies are Sara Lee, Nestlé, Reckitt Benckiser, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Carlsberg, Kleenex, Tesco, Amazon, General Mills, Pepsi and Mars etc

Job opportunities in the FMCG industry
The FMCG industry creates a wide range of job opportunities. This industry offers stability, diversity and challenge. It is a high profile industry and provides a wide range of FMCG recruitment jobs, such as sales, supply chain, finance, marketing, operations, purchasing, human resources, product development and general management.

Recruitment Consultants in FMCG recruitment will recruit across the above categories and this could be for leading UK and international organisations or SMEs. You could work on a variety of clients, which can include Food, Drinks, Home & Personal Care, Consumer Entertainments, Consumer Electronics or Consumer Healthcare.
Generally speaking, recruitment businesses who operate within FMCG recruit consultants who have previous FMCG recruitment experience.
Alternatively, some will employ candidates who have worked directly within the FMCG Industry and who have a desire to move in to the fast paced, sales driven Recruitment Industry.

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