Are you interested in working with some of the world's largest food and beverage brands?

Here at PepsiCo, we're on the lookout for results-driven individuals with a sense of passion and pride to join our field sales team. If this sounds like you, keep reading...

PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products. Making every day favourites like Walkers, Quaker, Tropicana, Doritos and Naked Juice, to name a few! We have a fantastic reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and have recently been voted a Top Employer for the sixth year in a row. On a larger scale, PepsiCo produces the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 22 product lines that each generates more than $1billion in annual retail sales.

As a Regional Sales Manager, you'll be responsible for managing a team of up to 17 (van sales supervisor, Van sales drivers and field based sellers) who will have various routes around the North West. You'll deliver and execute plan via your Field Sales Team to achieve distribution, revenue and share targets. You'll be a first-rate people manager with the ability to really coach and develop the team to achieve results.
We offer a collaborative team environment where you will be encouraged to use your excellent interpersonal skills to forge effective partnerships. If you are an experienced National Account Manager/ People manager with the drive and energy to join a fast-paced team then we'd love to hear from you!

Accountabilities

• Deliver and execute plan via the Field Sales team to achieve set targets in distribution, revenue and share.
• Lead your team with effective coaching and training and really build their capability. You'll do this through regular 1:1s and team meetings.
• Profit & Loss Analysis of your territory
• Execute to marketing calendar by delivering promotional NPD, national agreements, local overlays and visibility to drive share.
• Accountable for the Van sales KPI performance management; motivate and drive the team to achieve target
• Responsible for full region ensuring efficient route management
• Build & grow regional plans
• Act as the on-point zone contact for all regional & national activities.
• Line management of your team to include recruitment and performance management


 
• What we're looking for:


• Experience working as a National Account Manager / Field Sales Manager ideally within FMCG but not essential.
• Degree educated (or equivalent qualification / experience)
• People management experience - desirable
• Proven experience of managing customer relationships
• Extensive UK market experience
• First rate interpersonal skills
• A creative and strategic mindset with the drive and passion to succeed
• Flexibility to travel as you'll be on the road 3-4 days per week.
• Salary & Benefits
  We'll offer a competitive salary, performance-based bonus scheme, company mobile, company car, flexible benefits package (25 days holiday with the option to buy/sell more, company pension, discounted private health care)