Category Sales Manager – Cooked Poultry

The People Co. / Sell Jobs; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the food industry is seeking a Category Sales Manager to drive growth in cooked protein. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in B2B food sales, confident in managing tenders and collaborating with technical teams. The role is home-based with travel across the UK, focusing on strategic management and sales. This is an opportunity to thrive in a dynamic environment and make a genuine commercial impact.

Qualifications

• Solid B2B food sales experience in added-value protein or cooked meats.
• Confident in managing tenders and interpreting category data.

Responsibilities

• Drive category growth in cooked protein and poultry.
• Develop new business opportunities with manufacturers and wholesalers.
• Support existing accounts with menu innovation and range development.

Skills

B2B food sales experience

Tender management

Interpreting category data

Collaboration with technical and NPD teams

Job description

We’re looking for a confident, relationship-led salesperson from the food industry to help drive category growth in cooked protein. You’ll work with manufacturers, wholesalers and foodservice operators across the UK, developing new business while strengthening existing partnerships. A great role for someone who thrives on variety, autonomy and genuine commercial impact.

We’re working with a leading name in the protein sector, seeking a Category Sales Manager with a focus on cooked poultry to drive growth across both industrial manufacturers and foodservice channels.

This role combines strategic category management with hands-on sales. You’ll develop new opportunities with manufacturers, wholesalers and operator groups, while supporting existing accounts with menu innovation, value engineering and range development.

We’re looking for someone with solid B2B food sales experience, ideally gained in added-value protein, cooked meats or similar. You’ll be confident managing tenders, interpreting category data and collaborating closely with technical and NPD teams.

The role is home-based with regular travel, so being located around the central or south-east corridor will make client visits more manageable.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, commercial environment and want to help shape the next stage of growth for a respected international food business, we’d love to hear from you.

Next Steps

Sounds like your kind of role? Send your CV to Lisa Fox, quoting PR/013168 and let’s have a chat about your future.

Applicants must be based in the UK with full working rights.

Due to high application volumes, if you don’t hear from us within a week, unfortunately, your application hasn’t been successful this time.