Area Sales Manager
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34,000.00 to £34,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | up to 10% bonus, company car! |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, Bristol, BS1 2AA |
| Company: | CPM United Kingdom Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 00F_1750773204 |
Summary
Join Our Team as an Area Sales Manager - FMCG Field Sales
We're offering a rare and exciting opportunity to take the next step in your field sales career. As an Area Sales Manager, you'll lead a team of tactical field agents on our Flex Team-driving performance across some of the UK's most recognised FMCG brands in major retailers.
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom, BS2
Territory covering: Bristol, Gloucester, Cardiff, Swansea, Bournemouth, Taunton, Plymouth, Exeter, Truro & surrounding areas
Salary: £34,000 + 10% annual bonus + Company Car
Why this role?
This role is perfect for someone who's passionate about coaching others, thrives in a fast-moving field sales environment, and wants to make a real impact.
You'll be:
- Managing and motivating a team to meet KPIs across multiple ongoing campaigns
- Partnering with major household brands to increase visibility and drive sales in-store
- Recruiting, training, and developing a reliable pool of flexible workers
- Collaborating with key departments including Client Services, HR, and Operations
- Continuously seeking opportunities to improve and innovate in your region
We'd love to hear from you if you…
- Have a proven track record in managing and coaching high-performing teams
- Think strategically and bring new ideas to enhance team results
- Are confident handling challenging conversations with professionalism
- Thrive on developing people and building strong relationships
- Are organised, proactive, and a great communicator
- Embrace coaching and continuous learning
What a typical week looks like:
- Monitoring performance against campaign KPIs
- Supporting local recruitment to ensure campaign readiness
- Conducting field visits and providing hands-on coaching
- Managing flexible staffing needs to cover absence and holiday
- Building collaborative relationships across departments
- Identifying areas to streamline and improve operations
What you'll get:
- £34,000 salary + 10% performance bonus
- Company car
- Monday to Friday working pattern (typically 9:00am - 5:30pm, flexibility required)
- Access to award-winning training and development
Ready to grow your career while working with some of the biggest names in retail?
Apply now to join our growing team!
At CPM, we are proud to foster an inclusive work environment. We believe in a workplace that celebrates the unique perspectives and skills of all individuals believing this makes us stronger and more innovative.
CPM are an equal opportunities employer we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities.