SALES DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Hartley People
| Company | Hartley People |
| Category | Sales |
| Location | Meath Louth |
| Remote | — |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Manager |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| First seen | 3 Aug 2026 (the employer did not state a posting date) |
| Last verified | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Source | The employer's own careers page (company_site) |
Description
Hartley People Recruitment is seeking an ambitious and commercially driven Sales Development Manager to take ownership of a key territory across Meath and Louth . This Agri Sales position is focused on driving sales growth, increasing market share, and strengthening relationships across retail, distributor, and doorstep channels.
You’ll play a key role in identifying new business opportunities, expanding product distribution, and delivering commercial success while working closely with internal teams and external partners.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with distributors, milk agents, and retail customers.
• Identify and convert new business opportunities to increase sales and market share.
• Grow product distribution across core consumer categories.
• Manage route-to-market activities to maximise product availability and visibility.
• Deliver promotional campaigns, merchandising initiatives, and successful product launches.
• Monitor sales performance, market trends, and customer insights to identify opportunities for growth.
• Manage territory budgets and deliver against sales, margin, and profitability targets.
• Work collaboratively with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Credit Control, and other internal stakeholders.
• Support and influence third-party partners to ensure high standards of execution in the field.
About You
• Experience in field sales, account management, business development, or a similar commercial role.
• Proven ability to achieve and exceed sales targets.
• Strong relationship-building, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially focused with the ability to identify and capitalise on growth opportunities.
• Analytical and confident using sales data to inform decision-making.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and results driven.
• A collaborative approach with excellent communication skills.
• Full, clean driving licence.
What Success Looks Like
• Consistently delivering sales, volume, and profitability targets.
• Increasing market share and expanding distribution across the territory.
• Developing long-term customer partnerships.
• Successfully executing promotional activity and product launches.
• Driving sustainable commercial growth across the region.
What’s on Offer
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Company vehicle, mobile phone, and laptop.
• Excellent career development and progression opportunities.
• Opportunity to work with a portfolio of leading consumer brands.
• Supportive team environment with the chance to make a real commercial impact.
For immediate consideration contact Padraig on 051878813 or email your cv to [email protected]
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