Sales Manager – Fish

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

Job summary

A respected global protein brand seeks a Category Sales Manager to grow its presence in the UK foodservice and industrial sectors. The role requires proven experience in the HORECA market, strong negotiation skills, and a proactive approach to relationship building. This home-based position involves regular customer visits, ideal for candidates based in central to south-east UK. Join a reputable business investing in its UK expansion.

Qualifications

• Proven experience selling into HORECA and foodservice channels.
• Strong track record in commercial roles within the food or seafood sectors.
• Confident in managing tenders and building partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Grow the brand’s presence across the UK foodservice and industrial sectors.
• Manage existing relationships and develop new business opportunities.
• Drive category growth through account management.

Skills

Commercially driven

Strong negotiation skills

Relationship building

Insight-led sales

Job description

A fantastic opportunity for a commercially driven sales professional with experience in food or seafood. This role focuses on growing a global protein brand’s presence across the UK foodservice and industrial sectors — blending hands-on business development with strategic category management. If you know your way around the HORECA world and love building lasting customer relationships, this one’s for you.

We’re supporting a well-established food business with an excellent reputation in the protein category, now looking to strengthen its UK presence with the appointment of a Category Sales Manager – Protein.

This is a great opportunity for someone with proven experience selling into the HORECA and foodservice channels, including wholesalers, contract caterers and multi-site operators. You’ll manage existing relationships while developing new business opportunities, driving category growth through a mix of insight-led sales and hands-on account management.

You’ll need a strong commercial track record within food or seafood, confident negotiating tenders and building long-term partnerships. The role is home-based but will involve regular customer visits, so being based around the central to south-east belt of the UK would be ideal.

If you’re commercially astute, proactive, and want to join a respected global business investing in its UK expansion, we’d love to hear from you.

Next Steps

Sounds like your kind of role? Send your CV to Lisa Fox, quoting PR/013169 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.