Sales Executive - Field Sales

£40,000 Basic + Bonus + Company Car - UK Field-Based | Cheshire Head Office -  UK Travel Required

Are you a proven field sales professional who thrives on winning new business, building relationships face-to-face and managing a UK territory?

Our client is a highly successful, family-owned business with over 20 years of market presence, supplying specialist consumable products into a range of sectors including food manufacturing, chemicals, filtration, cosmetics, agriculture, pet care and biodiesel.

Due to continued growth, they are looking for an ambitious and commercially driven Field Sales Executive to take ownership of a UK territory, develop new business opportunities and grow existing customer relationships.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced field-based sales professional who enjoys being out with customers, identifying opportunities and driving revenue growth.

The Role

This is a predominantly field-based role, spending the majority of your time visiting customers and prospects throughout the UK.

You will be responsible for developing new business opportunities, managing existing client relationships and growing sales across a varied customer base.

Working closely with senior management, you will manage the complete sales cycle from initial prospecting through to negotiation, closing business and ongoing account development.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a UK sales territory and developing a strategic customer visit plan.
• Generating new business through proactive prospecting and face-to-face meetings.
• Building relationships with purchasing managers, operations teams and key decision makers.
• Conducting customer visits, site surveys and product demonstrations.
• Identifying opportunities to increase revenue within existing accounts.
• Preparing quotations, proposals and commercial agreements.
• Negotiating contracts and securing new business opportunities.
• Attending exhibitions, trade shows and industry networking events.
• Monitoring market activity and identifying competitor opportunities.
• Providing regular forecasts, pipeline updates and sales reports.
• Delivering against agreed sales targets and growth objectives.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have a strong background in field sales and be comfortable managing a territory independently.

You will ideally have:

• Proven experience in a field-based B2B sales role.
• A demonstrable track record of winning new business and achieving sales targets.
• Experience managing and growing customer accounts.
• Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• The ability to organise your own diary and manage a national territory.
• A professional and consultative sales approach.
• Strong commercial awareness and market understanding.
• A full UK driving licence.

Highly Desirable Experience

Experience selling into industrial or manufacturing environments, including:

• Industrial consumables
• Chemicals
• Filtration products
• Food manufacturing
• Agricultural products
• Packaging
• Engineering supplies
• Process manufacturing sectors

What's On Offer?

£40,000 Basic Salary

Annual Bonus Scheme

Company Car

23 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Autonomy to Manage Your Own Territory

Genuine Long-Term Career Progression

Opportunity to Join a Growing, Family-Owned Business

Clear Route into Senior Sales and Leadership Positions