Field Sales Executive

Warburtons; Enfield; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bakery brand is seeking a Field Sales Executive based in London. You will be responsible for driving sales and executing brand plans, building strong relationships with retailers. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills and a proactive attitude. This role offers a competitive salary, company car, and comprehensive benefits including holidays and health support.

Benefits

Company Car

Discretionary profit share

Five weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Deals and discounts for products

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Previous experience is not essential.
• Commercial mindset and relationship-building skills are beneficial.
• Full driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and execute brand plans in store.
• Build strong customer relationships.
• Achieve targets within your defined territory.
• Create opportunities and add value to the business.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Commercial knowledge

Confidence to work autonomously

Analytical skills

Proactive attitude

Strong organisational skills

Competent with IT systems

Solution-oriented mindset

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Customer-specific software

Job description

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Title: Field Sales Executive

Function: Commercial

Location: East/North/Central London

Salary: Competitive + Company Car

Are you a Field Sales Executive looking for a new challenge and would like to build a career in the FMCG industry with the UK’s most chosen brand?

We are recruiting for a Field Sales Executive covering the East, North, and Central London area.

If you are passionate about sales and want to be part of a leading bakery brand, we would love to hear from you.

The Recipe

Be part of a great family. As an organisation that is 149 years old, with a clear purpose and values, we provide staple products that help to feed our nation. You’ve probably tasted our products - now have a taste of what it means to be part of the family behind developing, creating, and delivering all the incredible products that we’re famous for. We’re proud of our heritage and we love our brand, and we know you will too!

At Warburtons, we are committed to your growth and development. We offer a range of career progression opportunities to help you achieve your professional goals. We will provide you with ongoing training and support to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in your role and advance within the commercial team.

The Role

Working within our Instore Sales Field Team as a Territory Manager, you’ll be responsible for driving sales, executing our brand plans in store with excellence, and acting as a brand ambassador for our products.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone to develop their area and build strong customer relationships with our stores. You’ll enjoy networking and expanding on existing relationships, driving growth and sales through category-based initiatives within your stores and territory.

You’ll focus on growing within some of our current retailers, delivering the channel and customer plans in store, ensuring the successful execution of all customer in-store activities, and achieving targets within your defined territory to help feed the nation.

As part of the wider team, we’ll be looking for you to create opportunities and harness innovative ways to add value to the business. You’ll be passionate about achieving territory targets and sharing best practices. Through quality processes and living our values, you’ll build solid partnerships with our customers.

Previous experience is not essential, but a commercial mindset, relationship-building skills, and curiosity about retail or market trends are beneficial.

• Excellent communication skills: great at building relationships and establishing credibility with internal and customer contacts.
• Commercial knowledge: understanding of numbers and the key levers for driving sales.
• Confidence to work autonomously and manage your workload.
• Analytical skills: ability to interpret and evaluate complex data.
• Proactive attitude with the ambition to develop a career in Commercial Sales.
• Strong organisational skills: managing your own and others’ time effectively.
• Competent with IT systems: including Excel, PowerPoint, and customer-specific software.
• A solution-oriented mindset: enjoys turning challenges into results.
• Full driving licence

Extra Dough

And last but not least, you will want to know what your bread is worth:

• Company Car
• A share of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Five weeks holiday plus bank holidays, with an option to buy an additional 5 days each year
• Products you will love, along with deals and discounts for you and your family through our Extra Dough website
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including free physiotherapy, 24/7 confidential helpline, and comprehensive occupational health services