Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive Fixed Term

Business Area Permanent Field

Channel Convenience

We’re looking for ambitious and driven individuals to join us as Business Development Executives, supporting one of our leading clients in a fast-paced field sales environment. Up to £33,800 per annum (pro rata) + bonus + car. 12 week FTC.

Ideal location: Reading, United Kingdom, RG4

Territory covering: St Albans, Bath, Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Guildford, Hemel Hempstead, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Oxford, Portsmouth, Slough, Swindon, Southampton, Taunton, Uxbridge, Watford and surrounding areas

The role:

Whether you already have sales experience or are looking to build a career in commercial sales, this role offers the opportunity to develop your skills, build strong customer relationships and make a real impact across your territory.

Working within the independent retail channel, you’ll represent an innovative, market‑leading smoke‑free product brand, helping retailers grow their business while driving sales performance and visibility for the brand.

This is a fully field‑based role, requiring travel across your territory five days per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with independent retailers across your territory
• Drive sales growth and increase visibility for our client’s products in store
• Work towards clear KPIs and commercial targets
• Educate retailers on product ranges, brand benefits and new opportunities
• Use data and insights to identify growth opportunities and improve performance
• Deliver excellent territory planning, reporting and customer engagement
• Position our client as the preferred partner for retailers within your area

We would really like to hear from you, if you:

• Passionate about sales, relationship building and delivering results
• Confident communicator with strong influencing skills
• Commercially minded, proactive and target driven
• Organised with strong planning and time management skills
• Curious, resilient and motivated to learn and develop
• Comfortable working independently in a field-based environment
• Able to turn insights and data into actionable opportunities
• Collaborative, adaptable and solutions-focused
• 12 week contract
• Pension Plan:
  Secure your future with a generous pension plan
• Peppy:
  Confidential access to expert health support across areas such as fertility, menopause, pregnancy and more.
• DIGICARE+ App:
  Enjoy convenient access to second opinions from doctors, personalised counselling sessions and expert nutritionist advice.

CPM are winners of the Investors in People Gold award and place great importance on the training and development of our people. We work in a collaborative environment where great ideas and achievements are shared and celebrated.

We have a commitment to Diversity & Inclusion and believe diversity brings new thinking, which is at the heart of everything we do.