TRADE CHANNEL SALES MANAGER NORTHERN IRELAND
SALARY UP TO £50,000 PLUS £8,000 BONUS PLUS HYBRID COMPANY CAR
If you manage relationships across trade wholesalers or distributor networks, you already understand how this role works.
It’s about presence.
It’s about credibility in branch.
It’s about protecting share of wallet.
It’s about influencing buying behaviour in a competitive, high-volume category. This is a field-based territory role covering Northern Ireland, responsible for maintaining and growing revenue through established trade distribution partners.
Success here isn’t driven by specification or end-user pull-through. It’s built on consistency, commercial awareness and strong branch-level relationships.
THE ROLE
You will take ownership of a well-performing Northern Ireland territory and run it as your own.
Your focus will include:
Managing and strengthening relationships at branch and regional level
Protecting and growing product presence within accounts
Influencing reordering behaviour and range penetration
Supporting promotions and commercial activity
Increasing share within existing accounts
Managing your own structured call cycle There are no rigid scripts or heavy corporate controls. You will be trusted to manage the patch professionally and commercially.
ABOUT YOU
You already operate in a trade wholesale or distributor-led environment.
You are comfortable working branch-to-branch and building credibility on the ground. You understand stock turn, margin sensitivity and how day-to-day buying decisions are influenced.
You grow business through visibility, consistency and commercial conversations rather than relying on end-user demand.
You are used to:
Managing a territory independently
Protecting and increasing share of wallet
Competing for presence in a crowded category
Building long-term trade relationships
Running your own call structure and prioritising accounts
You take pride in owning a patch properly. THE OPPORTUNITY
Established territory with strong existing goodwill
Relationship-led, autonomous role
Backed by a well-regarded UK group
Stable platform with organic growth
£8,000 performance-related bonus
Hybrid company car This role suits a commercially mature trade sales professional who enjoys territory ownership and long-term relationship management