National Field Manager

Location: Location flexible however ideally based Midlands to allow travel across UK. 

Salary in region of £45-50k, with car allowance, client bonus scheme, private health care and more

As National Field Manager you will manage a Team of Managers who in turn manage a field based team of field sales reps.

The team operate across multiple channels - grocery and convenience and you will ideally come from a multi channel background.

You will be an experienced 'Manager of Managers', who will play a pivotal role in successfully translating and communicating the brand's strategic requirements.  You will be a senior member of the managment working closely with an Account Manager and/or Controller.

You will have experience of influencing and demonstrating a strong personal impact at a senior level with exceptional data, communication and presentation skills.  This is the perfect role for you if you come from a strong management background and have managed a management team to deliver – ideally within a grocery and/or convenience field sales setting.  You should be commercially savvy and adept at managing P&L responsibilities.

If you have a proven track record in a similar role and you are ambitious to drive excellence in execution and continuous improvement, we want to talk to you!

The important info …

• Salary in the range of £45-50k with annual salary reviews
• 25 days paid holidays + flexible public holidays (increases with length of service) & annual leave purchase (up to 5 extra days)
• Client bonus scheme
• Car allowance - £480pm
• Family-friendly working policies (such as enhanced maternity & paternity leave) 
• Monday to Friday - we operate a smart working policy and flexible working  
• Private Healthcare - Bupa
• Company Pension Scheme – 4% employer contributions
• Life assurance at 3x annual salary
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support on Physical, Mental and Financial Well-being
• Access to our Employee 'perks' site (discounts from a wide range of retailers, gym memberships, leisure activities plus much more!)

Here at Avidity, we want to support you in your career and to help develop your growth in knowledge and learning. It’s the performance and engagement of our people who make this an amazing place to work. Our employees are everything to us and that’s why we make sure everyone enjoys continuous support, great perks and excellent career opportunities. We work really hard to create an open, honest and high performing/diverse culture. We think that’s reflective in the results we deliver, which have enabled the strong partnerships we have with our clients.

What are we looking for?:

• You will ideally have multi-channel experience within the FMCG sector
• You will come from a field sales and marketing background 
• An experienced manager, you will also ideally have managed a team of managers within a field based setting.
• Strong IT skills - Excel, PowerPoint
• Data driven with strong analytical and reporting skills whilst being able to translate into a compelling story
• Excellent organsiational skills and a natural multi-tasker
• Commercially savvy and confident managing P&L responsibilities.

Please note this role requires a full UK manual driving licence (with no more than 6 pts or previous bans), all offers will be subject to successful completion of a DVLA licence check. This is a field based role which will involve regular travel on a daily basis, so you must be comfortable driving distance. Overnights will also be required on occasion.