Job Description:
Join Mars as a Field Sales Representative – Learn, Lead, and Make an Impact
Field based.
Territory area: Suffolk – Bury St. Edmunds and surrounding area.
Salary £34,350 - £36,500 plus company performance bonus
Permanent
Company car, iPad and phone
Are you ready to kick-start your career with some of the world’s most iconic brands?
At Mars, we’re offering an exciting opportunity for a Field Sales Representative to gain hands-on experience at the heart of our business — with our customers. This role is a unique chance to learn how we sell, understand our customers, and experience the commercial engine of Mars from the ground up.
What You'll Do:
Own and manage a Grocery & Discounter territory, working with our leading brands like Mars®, Snickers®, Twix®, Maltesers®, Wrigley's Extra®, Galaxy®, M&M’s®, and KIND®
Build strong relationships with store managers and partners to become a trusted advisor — not only for our products, but for the entire confectionery category.
Drive sales growth in the territory through in-store excellence creating impactful displays, increased product availability, and shelf presence
Learn to sell with mutuality — making decisions that benefit both Mars and our customers.
Gain valuable shop-floor insights that will shape your commercial understanding and future career path.
What You'll Learn:
How to sell and influence with purpose
Deep understanding of Mars’ brand portfolio and values
Commercial acumen from one of the world’s top FMCG companies
Skills that will benefit your progression across sales, marketing, category, or beyond
What we are looking for:
Strong communication skills – You’re confident and comfortable speaking to a wide range of people. You thrive in a customer-focused environment and easily build rapport.
A collaborative team player – You enjoy working with others, but you’re also motivated and capable when working independently.
Self-awareness & growth mindset – You take ownership of your development and are open to feedback and learning opportunities.
Tech-savvy – Proficient in tools like Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, to help manage your territory and analyse performance.
Entrepreneurial spirit or passion for sales – You’re motivated by targets and have a natural drive to succeed.
Problem-solver – You see challenges as opportunities and approach them with a solutions-focused mindset.
Results-driven mindset – You bring focus, ambition, and a desire to win the right way — the Mars way.
Comfortable with data – You know how to interpret performance metrics and use data to improve outcomes.
Full UK driving license – Essential for covering your territory efficiently.
Why This Role?
This is more than a sales job — it’s a launchpad. You’ll gain first-hand exposure to customer relationships, brand execution, and the real-world retail landscape. It’s the perfect opportunity to learn, grow, and make your mark with a business that puts people, purpose, and performance first.
Ready to become the face of our brands and the future of Mars? Apply now and bring your passion to the shop floor!
What can you expect from Mars?
· Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
· Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
· Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
Wrigley is proudly part of Mars, Incorporated, the company behind some of the world's best loved brands. In 2016, Mars combined its Chocolate and Wrigley businesses to create Mars Wrigley. Mars Wrigley's confectionary portfolio includes Chocolate brands such as SNICKERS®, M&M’S®, GALAXY®, MALTESERS and TWIX®, as well as Gum and Mints like DOUBLEMINT®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™ and Fruity Confections including SKITTLES® and STARBURST®. Mars Wrigley is just one of Mars’ diverse global businesses, which also includes Petcare, Food, Drinks and Symbioscience
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
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What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
