National Sales Manager - Bovine Genetics

Do you enjoy building customer relationships and helping others succeed?

Are you a successful sales professional who's ready to take the next step into management?

This is an opportunity to join a well-established international business in the bovine genetics sector, where you'll continue working closely with customers while developing your leadership skills and supporting a team across the UK.

The role offers a genuine mix of home working, customer visits, and time spent out in the field alongside your team.

 The opportunity:

Reporting to the International Sales Manager, you will have full commercial responsibility for the UK business, leading a team of seven business development managers located across the UK’s key dairy regions.

This could be an excellent next step for someone who has a strong sales background and is looking to move into a people leadership role while remaining customer-facing.

You'll divide your time between working directly with customers, supporting your team in the field, and helping drive sales performance across the UK.

 What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and supporting a team of field-based sales representatives across the UK

• Coaching team members and helping them develop their sales skills

• Visiting dairy farmers and key customers to build strong relationships

• Spending regular time in the field with your team, coaching and training them during real customer interactions

• Driving overall sales performance across the UK

• Feeding back market insights and customer feedback to the wider business

• Representing the company at industry events and farmer meetings

 Your profile:

• Experience in a sales role within the dairy, livestock, agricultural, or related sector

• A strong track record of building customer relationships and delivering sales results

• An interest in coaching, mentoring, or supporting colleagues

• A practical and approachable style with strong communication skills

• Commercially minded with the ability to spot opportunities and drive growth

 What you can expect:

• Home based role with regular/daily UK travel

• Competitive salary with performance related bonus

• Company vehicle or car allowance

• Pension and benefits package

• The opportunity to build and lead the UK Business

Recruitment Contact

Recruitment for this role is being led by George . If you would like to learn more about this position, ask any questions, or explore whether the opportunity could be the right fit for you, please get in touch for an informal and confidential chat.

George Clayton
Recruitment Consultant
george.clayton@delacyexecutive.co.uk
01885 485525

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