Sales Executive

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Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England, GBR
In-Office
25K-32K Annually
Entry level
AdTech • Marketing Tech
The Role
Field-based sales role managing a territory across convenience stores and independent retailers. Responsibilities include building retailer relationships, identifying sales opportunities, securing product visibility, supporting promotions, creating displays, analyzing sales insights, collecting stock, and planning store visits. The role offers a company car, fuel card, sales training, coaching, and career progression. No prior sales experience is required, though retail, hospitality, customer service, field sales, account management, or merchandising experience is advantageous.
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What's the role about?

Field Sales Executive - Nestlé Convenience 


Ready for a role that's more than just another day in retail?

This summer, step into a field-based sales role where you'll manage your own territory, build relationships with local businesses, and help drive sales for some of the UK's favourite brands, including KitKat, Aero, Yorkie and Smarties.


No micromanagement. No two days the same. Just the opportunity to make your mark, grow your career, and be rewarded for the results you deliver.


Full Time | Permanent | Monday-Friday | 37.5hrs 

Salary: £25,000 - £26,500/annum

Bonus: up to 20% bonus

OTE: up to £31,800/annum

Company car & Fuel Card 

Territory: Basingstoke, Farnborough, Woking, Walton on Thames and surrounds


What make this role different?

You'll be the face of Nestlé within your territory, working directly with independent retailers and convenience stores to help them maximise sales opportunities.

You'll have the freedom to plan your day, build lasting customer relationships and influence what shoppers see when they walk into store.

If you enjoy meeting people, solving problems, and seeing the direct impact of your work, this could be the perfect next step.


A Typical Day Could Include

  • Building relationships with store owners and decision makers

  • Helping retailers maximise sales opportunities within their store

  • Securing visibility for new product launches and seasonal campaigns

  • Using insights and sales data to identify growth opportunities

  • Ensuring Nestlé products are available, visible and easy to shop

  • Creating eye-catching displays that drive shopper engagement

  • Collecting stock from the cash & carry, including pushing trolleys & undertaking manual handling 
  • Supporting promotional activity and increasing brand presence

  • Managing your own territory and planning effective store visits

Who We’re Looking For 

You don't need years of sales experience to be successful. We're interested in people who are:

  • Great communicators
  • Motivated by achieving results
  • Comfortable working independently
  • Confident building relationships
  • Organised and self-motivated
  • Keen to learn and develop a career in sales

Experience in retail, hospitality, customer service, field sales, account management or merchandising would be advantageous, but your attitude and drive are what matter most.

What's In It For You?Earn More
  • Competitive salary of £25,000 - £26,500

  • Up to 20% performance bonus

  • OTE of up to £31,800

Enjoy More Freedom
  • Company car and fuel card provided

  • Manage your own territory

  • Monday-Friday working pattern

  • No weekend working

Grow Your Career
  • Industry-leading sales training

  • Ongoing coaching and support

  • Clear progression opportunities within Nestlé and Powerforce

Benefits include

  • 21 days holiday (+ bank holidays)
  • Medicash
  • Enhanced maternity, enhanced paternity, and adoption leave
  • Enhanced pension & life insurance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Referral programme
  • Perkbox & Taste Card

Join a team where your ideas matter, your results are recognised, and your career can grow.

Apply today and start building your future with Nestlé.



Early applications are strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to pause or close this vacancy prior to the listed closing date.


More about us...

Join the Award-Winning Team at Powerforce! At Powerforce, our people and customers are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to fostering a fantastic culture and an environment where talented, ambitious individuals can thrive. Our success is driven by the outstanding results we achieve and the enduring relationships we build with our customers. Why Join Us? -  A Great Place to Work: We have been recognised as a "Great Place to Work" for eight consecutive years, recently ranking 9th in the UK for Large Organisations.-  Award-Winning Excellence: As a top agency in our industry, we have secured multiple FMBE awards (The Oscars of Field Marketing), including Agency of the Year and Team of the Year in two of the last three years.-  Values-Driven Culture: We live by our guiding principles: Make it yours, Build relationships that last, and Strive for growth.-  Inclusion & Belonging: We commit to creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be themselves. Start Your Journey Today. If you are looking for a company where individuality is celebrated and your contributions make a real difference, we want to hear from you. Apply now and become part of a team where you can truly belong and succeed.

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Skills Required

  • Strong communication skills
  • Motivation to achieve results
  • Ability to work independently
  • Confidence building relationships
  • Organization and self-motivation
  • Willingness to learn and develop a career in sales
  • Experience in retail, hospitality, customer service, field sales, account management, or merchandising
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The Company
Berkshire
201 Employees

What We Do

Powerforce is an innovative and award-winning Field Marketing and Sales Solutions agency specialising in Strategic and On Demand Brand Activation campaigns. Our tailor made solutions for leading brand names are delivered across diverse business sectors including food, retail and health. - Merchandising & Audits - Mystery Shopping - Check & Fix - Sales – Van, Car, D2D, Venue - Consumer Sampling & Demonstrations Our success is driven by working collaboratively with our clients and sharing our innovative approach to support the visibility, availability and distribution of brands and services across all channels. Field Marketing remains one of the most powerful channels in the marketing mix. Brands gain ground with direct customer contact through sampling, merchandising, selling and face to face contact. So if you want to get your brand into the hands of more customers, or immerse them in a series of experiences that are related to your brand, Powerforce can help you. We are owned by Advantage Smollan delivering a unified service agency solution throughout Europe and providing manufacturers with the best retail merchandising, technology, and reporting solutions on an international scale. We’d love to hear from you so drop us a line [email protected] or give us a call 0118 9271090

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