New Business Development Executive- Oxford area- 6 month FTC

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Oxford
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Sales & Marketing
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Cold Calling Sales Prospecting Negotiation CRM Software Customer Relationship Management Presentation Skills Time Management Communication Skills

FULL DESCRIPTION

New Business Development Executive- Oxford area- 6 month FTC

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is hiring a New Business Development Executive for the Oxford area on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This field sales role focuses on opening new customers for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] crisps through cold calling and direct sales.

Job Description

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio. The Direct Sales Function provides the foundations for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] long term profitable growth. Our Field Sales team is one of the main factors of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Direct success. The new business developer has responsibility for opening new customers through cold calling pre identified targets to sell the benefits of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Responsibilities

  • Achievement of daily, weekly and monthly new business productivity measures.
  • Achievement of Acquisition Targets, Order Revenue Targets and Acquisition retention targets.
  • Identify, prospect and convert Independent and group prospects into customers.
  • Plan and organise your time well to drive both results and efficiency.
  • Use CRM system to capture and record visits, customer interactions and orders.
  • Manage and maintain a healthy sales pipeline.
  • Negotiate, Develop and agree commercial trading agreements with key customers.
  • Work proactively with the Field Sales Manager (FSM) and other key stakeholders.
  • Visit targets at their location to cold call and introduce [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] crisps.
  • Monitor and communicate competitor and wholesale activity.
  • Attend customer trade shows as required to drive brand awareness.
  • Implement new marketing initiatives and feedback on results.

Qualifications

  • Drive for results / Target Driven.
  • Team player.
  • Able to work on own initiative.
  • Excellent presentation skills.
  • Proactive.
  • Well organised and ability to prioritise work load.
  • Able to work under pressure.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Structured & logical thinker.
  • Strong influencing skills.
  • Drive & dynamism.
  • Ability to develop commercial skills.
  • Ability to work across several IT platforms (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CRM, NAV).

Salary & Benefits

Competitive annual salary, Business car, Company mobile, Flexible benefits package (25 days holiday with the option to buy/sell more, company pension, discounted private health care).

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with the Equality Act 2010. We value diversity at our company.

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