Field Sales Executive

Ashton Recruitment require a Field Sales Executive our Client based in Newtownards.

Location:

Field-based role with regular office attendance

Hours:

Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00
Salary: £30,000 - £50,000
Benefits:
Company car provided

Our client is an established and highly respected packaging manufacturer supplying bespoke, high-quality packaging solutions to customers across the UK and Ireland. Operating within regulated and quality-driven markets, the business services a diverse customer base including consumer foods, life sciences (pharmaceuticals), health & beauty, and FMCG.

Sustainability sits at the core of their operation. Their packaging solutions are certified compliant, sustainably sourced and carbon neutral, with all production powered by 100% certified renewable energy. This provides the sales team with a genuine commercial advantage when engaging with environmentally conscious clients and organisations working towards ESG targets.

The Field Sales Executive will play a key role in driving continued growth by managing existing customer relationships while proactively identifying and converting new business opportunities. This is a true field sales position, requiring regular face-to-face meetings, site visits and office attendance.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating autonomously, managing their own territory and sales pipeline, and engaging confidently with decision-makers across procurement, operations, quality and senior management teams.

This is not a remote or home-based role.

• Develop and manage a structured sales pipeline across assigned territories
• Service and grow existing customer accounts, identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities
• Proactively target and win new business across key market sectors
• Arrange and conduct face-to-face sales meetings, presentations and site visits
• Position sustainability credentials and compliance standards as a commercial differentiator
• Understand customer packaging requirements and propose tailored solutions
• Negotiate pricing and commercial terms in line with company guidelines
• Achieve and exceed agreed revenue, margin and activity targets
• Maintain accurate records of sales activity, forecasts and opportunities
• Provide regular feedback on market trends, competitor activity and customer insight
• Work closely with internal production, design and operations teams to ensure customer satisfaction

• Proven track record of success in a field sales role
• Demonstrable ability to generate leads, secure meetings and close business
• Experience managing a full sales cycle from initial contact to order placement
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Self-motivated, resilient and commercially astute
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload in a target-driven environment
• Full UK driving licence

• Experience selling packaging, printed materials, or value-added manufacturing solutions
• Exposure to consumer food, FMCG or life sciences/pharmaceutical markets
• Experience selling sustainability-led or compliance-driven products
• Understanding of long-term account management and solution-based selling

• Competitive and realistic basic salary
• Company vehicle provided for business use
• 33 days paid annual leave per annum
• Opportunity to represent a business with genuine sustainability credentials
• Long-term career opportunity within a stable, growth-focused organisation

Ashton Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Agency.