Head of Sales - Away From Home

Overview

In this leadership role, you will define and drive the Away From Home channel strategy to unlock growth for our Pizza and Cake portfolios. You’ll lead a high-performing sales team, shape cross-functional plans, and build strategic customer partnerships to deliver sustainable volume, profit, and market share gains. You will influence UK and international stakeholders and shape the direction of the business in a rapidly evolving consumption landscape. This is an opportunity to impact a major growth channel and help scale brand relevance beyond traditional retail.

Pay / Benefits

• Company Bonus Scheme (up to 20%)
• Company Car Scheme (or car allowance)
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Private health care provided by Bupa
• Pension scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Employee referral scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the sales team for the Away From Home channel
• Develop and execute customer and channel strategies to drive growth in volume, profit, and market share
• Collaborate cross-functionally to influence business direction and deliver results
• Shape channel strategy and identify new customers, routes to market, and opportunities
• Build high-value partnerships with customers and distributors to sustain growth
• Inspire, coach and develop the commercial talent and foster accountability

Key requirements

• Commercial leadership with a track record of profitable growth in Away From Home
• Strategic thinking with ability to balance long-term plans and short-term results
• Influential leadership with experience engaging stakeholders across customers, distributors and internal teams
• Analytical and data-driven decision making with comfort managing complexity and prioritising opportunities

• Collaborative leadership
• Strategic mindset
• Influence and stakeholder management
• Channel strategy development
• Data-driven decision making
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship management

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