Area Sales Manager - North East England

Vitabiotics; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Bupa dental cover

Private medical insurance

50% staff discount on Vitabiotics

Staff skills training

Health and wellbeing programme

Pension contributions

Sick pay support

Free onsite parking

Enhanced maternity or paternity leave

Company events

Fresh fruit and snacks

2 Charity days a year

Free EV charging station

Job summary

Vitabiotics is seeking an Area Sales Manager (pharmacy) to cover the North East England from a home-based, field role. You will manage existing pharmacy accounts and develop new opportunities across independent pharmacies and health stores.

The role requires regular travel, strong sales track record, excellent relationship building, and the ability to meet monthly and quarterly targets. Core hours 9:30–5:00, 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Field sales experience in vitamins, supplements, healthcare or pharmacy.
• Proven ability to consistently meet or exceed sales targets.
• Strong business development and account management skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building abilities.
• Highly organised with territory planning skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a portfolio of pharmacy accounts in the North East.
• Identify and convert new business opportunities to grow distribution.
• Build long-term relationships within the sector.
• Achieve and exceed monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets.
• Present products and expand shelf space.
• Deliver training and support to pharmacy staff.
• Analyse territory performance and plan strategies to maximise sales.
• Monitor competitor activity and market trends.
• Ensure effective promotion and in-store merchandising.
• Maintain accurate customer records and sales reporting.

Skills

Field sales

Pharmacy sector

Account management

Negotiation

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Area Sales Manager (pharmacy) – North East England

Location: Based in the field / Home-based – Covering the North East of England

Salary: Competitive

Hours: Core working hours are 9:30am to 5:00pm, 40 hours per week, worked over five days, Monday to Friday.

Start date: Immediate

Our business…

At Vitabiotics, you'll find a diverse bunch of talented folk who come from a wide range of backgrounds and possess an extensive array of experience. What brings us all together is a culture that thrives on innovation, mutual respect, team work and a sense of commitment. Vitabiotics is truly a great place to work!

Vitabiotics has pioneered advances in nutritional healthcare products for over 50 years and the range includes many of Britain’s leading supplement brands such as Perfectil, Pregnacare, Wellman, Wellwoman and Menopace.

As the UK’s No.1 vitamin company, exporting to over 100 countries, Vitabiotics is widely acknowledged as leaders in innovation and in 2018 became the first vitamin company to twice receive the Queen’s Award for Innovation, awarded for its ground breaking clinical research.

As part of our continued commitment to innovation and development, we are looking for a motivated, commercially driven area Sales Manager to join our growing team within the vitamins and food supplements industry. Covering the North East of England, you will be responsible for developing existing customer relationships while identifying and securing new business opportunities across independent pharmacies and health food stores.

This is a home-based role requiring regular travel throughout the territory with KPI of 10 visits per day. The successful candidate will be passionate about health and wellbeing, thrive in a field sales environment, and have a proven track record of delivering sales growth.

Responsibilities will include…

• Manage and develop a portfolio of existing pharmacy accounts across the North East region.
• Identify, prospect, and convert new business opportunities to expand distribution.
• Build strong, long-term relationships within this sector
• Achieve and exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets.
• Present new products and expand shelf space and portfolio of products.
• Deliver product training and educational support to pharmacy staff
• Analyse territory performance and develop strategic business plans to maximise sales opportunities.
• Monitor competitor activity, market trends, and customer feedback, providing regular insights to the wider business.
• Ensure excellent execution of promotional campaigns and in-store merchandising.
• Maintain accurate customer records and sales reporting using the company IT systems.
• Attend quarterly sales team meetings at Vitabiotics London head office.

Essential

• Great field sales experience within vitamins, supplements, healthcare, pharmacy, FMCG, or a related industry.
• Proven ability to consistently achieve or exceed sales targets.
• Strong business development and account management skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities.
• Highly organised with effective territory planning skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently in a remote environment.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Competent using Microsoft Office and CRM systems.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the vitamins, minerals, supplements, or natural health sector.
• Experience selling into independent pharmacies and/or health food retailers
• Understanding of category management and retail merchandising.
• Relevant qualification in nutrition, health sciences, or business.

• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday day off.
• Bupa dental cover.
• Private medical insurance.
• 50% staff discount on all Vitabiotics products.
• Staff skills training.
• Health and wellbeing programme.
• Pension contributions.
• Sick pay support.
• Free onsite parking.
• Enhanced maternity or paternity leave.
• Company events.
• Fresh fruit and snacks.
• 2 Charity days a year.
• Free EV charging station.