At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'​ worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 141 years.

Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

Job Title:    Instore Sales Team Support Executive

Contract:    Permanent Full Time

Location:    Bolton  

Are you ambitious and looking to join a fast-paced Instore Sales Support Team, looking for your next career opportunity? Then our Instore Sales Support Executive Role will be great for you!

We operate a hybrid working model with a balance of home and office working.

• Confident user of all Microsoft applications.
• Great and engaging communicator who thrives on working collaboratively across all teams.
• Ability to format and present data in a manner suitable to a requestors need / brief provided.
• Good attention to detail and organisation skills with ability to progress work to agreed timescales and deadlines.
• A mindset that loves to solve problems, find solutions and generate ideas for our Continuous Improvement.
• Ability to self-motivate and work on own initiative.
• Recognises day to day issues, which are important to the business.
• Knowledge of grocery retail and the FMCG environment.

We are proud of our heritage and we know you will be too.  Working alongside our Commercial Team, our Instore Sales Team Support Executive provides daily support to the Instore Sales Field Team. You will be completing administrative tasks on a regular basis, maintaining Instore sales records, creating Period Action Plans and managing Communications to the team.

You will be able to juggle multiple priorities including supporting with Team Comms, managing POS Activities by liaising with our Shopper Team and co-ordinating our systems and processes to ensure a smooth operation for our Field Sales Team. 

Relationship building is key, and you will bring your engaging and confident personality to work collaboratively across Instore sales and Commercial teams.

Communication is key and you will be able to communicate information in a way which is appropriate to the audience and context.

Training and development is key at Warburtons and we will be focussed on your development, this isn’t just a job it’s a career with lots of opportunities.

It is preferred that you hold a UK driving license as this role will have an element of travel.

Did you know there are two bakery sites in Bolton (Bolton & Variety), a distribution hub, a newly built Innovation Centre, Test Bakery, and our Head Office. We have approximately 480 colleagues working across Bolton and Variety manufacturing and distribution. We produce 1.5 million units per week, across 5 automated lines that bake our delicious fresh bread, crumpets, bagels, morning goods and muffins which is delivered daily to our customers across the UK.

As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a sixth-generation family business, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products, including gluten and wheat free.

We are striving to be a net zero business by 2050 and believe that we must minimise our impact on the environment, whilst making a positive impact on the society we are a part of.

You’ll want to know what your bread is worth:

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week’s annual leave
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

At Warburtons we aim to respect and value difference, creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We value all protected characteristics and more importantly, look to have an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work and be themselves.