Hybrid Head of Specialty – Impulse, Sport & Field Sales

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About the role

  • Head of Speciality leading sales strategy for a fast-growing wellness brand. Focused on impulse, fitness, and national field channels with commercial leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Acting as the driving force behind the brand’s impulse and fitness/wellness channels
  • Lead commercial strategy, manage key accounts, oversee field execution nationally
  • Champion exceptional visibility and distribution across the UK
  • Manage the full channel P&L, shape long-term growth plans
  • Inspire a team of field sales specialists
  • Ensure best-in-class execution across all customer touch points
  • Recruit, onboard, and expand field coverage across major UK cities
  • Create a performance-driven culture with clear expectations, KPIs, and regular coaching
  • Oversee development of specialised fitness field teams
  • Manage and grow key accounts across impulse, convenience, fitness, and wellness channels
  • Strengthen distributor partnerships and drive consistent availability, visibility, and rate-of-sale
  • Build deep relationships with wholesalers, buyers, and regional partners to unlock mutual growth
  • Ensure outstanding in-store and in-gym execution across all channels
  • Implement scalable systems and field processes to maximise operational efficiency
  • Own the channel P&L, overseeing forecasting, budgeting, and investment planning
  • Use commercial insights to drive informed decision-making
  • Identify and secure new business opportunities across national gym groups and wellness-led retailers
  • Champion operational innovation, ensuring systems evolve alongside the brand’s rapid growth.

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience within FMCG, ideally across impulse, convenience, sports retail, or wellness-driven categories
  • Proven track record managing national accounts and/or leading high-performing field sales teams
  • Strong commercial acumen with experience owning a P&L and delivering sustainable profitable growth
  • Highly skilled in negotiation, customer development, and long-term relationship building
  • Confident using commercial data tools such as EPOS, Nielsen IQ, and Kantar to inform strategy
  • Inspiring leader who brings out the best in their team through coaching, accountability, and empowerment
  • Strategic thinker with hands-on energy - equally comfortable shaping channel strategy and driving execution
  • Strong personal connection to health, sport, and modern wellness culture
  • Passionate about building brands with purpose and momentum.

Benefits

  • Complimentary access to fitness facilities
  • Adventure incentives
  • Remote-working allowance
  • Team experiences
  • 25 Days per annum

Job title

Head of Specialty – Impulse, Sport & Field Sales

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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