Location / Region: Yeovil, Dorset, Bournemouth and surrounding areas
Contract Type: Permanent, Full‑time
Salary / Rate: £28,000 per annum, plus a 10% performance‑related bonus
Other Benefits: Company Vehicle + Fuel Card
The Role at a Glance
We’re recruiting a Territory Manager to manage and grow our Premier Foods account across Yeovil, Dorset, Bournemouth and the surrounding areas. You’ll build strong relationships with store decision‑makers, negotiate additional displays, increase distribution and visibility, and drive sales for well‑known household brands.
Ideal for someone with field sales or direct selling experience who enjoys autonomy, building relationships, and seeing the direct impact of your work in‑store.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Managing a territory and planning visits around store manager availability to maximise opportunities
* Building and maintaining strong relationships with store managers and key decision‑makers
* Negotiating additional displays and promotional activity
* Driving distribution, availability and compliance across the agreed product ranges
* Executing merchandising activity in line with brand guidelines
* Actively selling and promoting products to maximise sales and visibility
* Using sales data to track performance and identify growth opportunities
What We’re Looking For
Required:
* Experience working in field sales or a similar role
* Strong communication skills and confidence influencing stakeholders
* Excellent time management and territory planning ability
* Self‑motivated and results‑driven
* A full UK Driving Licence (no more than 6 points and no previous bans)
Nice to Have:
* Experience working in the retail environment
* Merchandising or POS execution experience
* Direct selling skills
Benefits and Perks
* Competitive salary & remuneration: annual pay reviews, performance bonuses and early pay access
* Transport: Company vehicle and fuel card
* Flexible working policies: SMART working options for all staff members
* Flexible annual leave entitlement: 23 days paid holiday + bank holidays (increasing with length of service) and the option to purchase 5 additional annual leave days
* Family‑friendly policies: enhanced sick pay, maternity/paternity leave, carers leave and parental leave
* Health and wellbeing: Employee assistance programme, wellness workshops and support services
* Learning and development: PDR objectives, mentorship, career development plans and access to internal vacancies across our Group Agencies
* Additional perks: discounted private healthcare, retail discounts, daily lunch allowance and life assurance
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Feel empowered to be your best and authentic self in a safe and supportive working environment. Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, education, experience levels, ages, religions and ethnicities. We’re committed to inclusive and blind recruitment practices, providing forward‑thinking policies such as transgender and Ramadan policies, and celebrating diversity through engagement sessions for key events such as Pride, International Women’s Day and Black History Month.
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