Field Sales Representative – BAT UK Full TimeTemporary

TN United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic company as a Field Sales Representative, where you will have the opportunity to develop your commercial skills and achieve career ambitions. In this role, you will manage your own territory, engaging with independent businesses to secure new locations for innovative solutions. Enjoy the flexibility of working hours and benefit from a performance-related bonus, company vehicle, and comprehensive training. This is a fantastic chance to be part of a forward-thinking team that values its people and invests in their success.

Benefits

Company Vehicle

Fuel Card

Mobile Phone

Performance-Based Bonus

Pension Plan

Healthcare Plan

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Proven experience in field sales, preferably in the HoReCa sector.
• Strong sales and relationship-building skills with a drive to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Sign up new business sites in the HoReCa sector against set targets.
• Build relationships and encourage growth within your territory.

Skills

Field Sales Experience

Relationship Building

Sales Conversion

Communication Skills

Data Capture

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Field Sales Representative – BAT UK Full Time Temporary, Newcastle upon Tyne

Client: Acosta

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Job Category: -

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

Job Description:

Role Details

Salary: £28,000

Bonus: 10% Performance Related Bonus

Contract: Fixed Term – 6 months

Start Date: 24th June 2024

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Equipment Provided: Company Vehicle, Fuel Card, Mobile Phone

As a Field Sales Executive for BAT, you will visit independent and regional businesses within clubs, pubs, and cocktail bars. You will manage your own defined territory with the aim of securing new locations for vending machines and other business development solutions to increase sales of BAT-related products.

This is a 6-month trial that will work alongside an existing successful team, with the potential to extend the contract into 2025 and beyond.

Role Responsibilities:

1. Sign up new business sites, gaining agreements within the HoReCa sector against set targets for your territory.
2. Follow key criteria guidelines when signing up new locations.
3. Visit a database of sites regularly, build relationships, and encourage growth.
4. Identify new prospects and demonstrate a proven track record in sales conversion.
5. Pioneer opportunities to achieve and exceed sales targets.
6. Establish positive relationships and present benefits to prospective partners.
7. Report outcomes of visits via a smart device to build a prospect database.
8. Provide feedback, including recommendations and innovations.

Role Requirements:

1. Proven experience in field sales, preferably in a territory-based role within the HoReCa sector, though not essential.
2. Ability to communicate BAT product benefits effectively.
3. Strong sales and relationship-building skills, with a drive to succeed.
4. Experience in data capture via smart devices or similar.
5. Ability to build rapport with business owners and influence effectively.
6. A full, preferably clean, UK driver’s license is required.

What’s in it for you?

This role offers an opportunity to develop your commercial skills and achieve career ambitions in a bold, dynamic business that invests in its people. We offer flexibility, training, a company vehicle, mobile phone, fuel card, and benefits including a bonus (performance-based), pension, and healthcare plan. Working hours are flexible between 9am and 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.