Connollys Red Mills
South West England
Closing date: Friday 4th July 2025
Job Details
Website:
redmills.com
Closing Date for Applicants:
Friday 4th July 2025
Retail Account Manager – Full Time
South West / South Central - Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Avon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, West Surrey & West Sussex
Connolly’s RED MILLS, a fifth generation family business, is globally known as a leading manufacturer of quality products to nourish, support and care for horses.
Our Brands include:
Connolly’s RED MILLS – Globally available horse feed with the freshest and advanced formulations.
Foran Equine - Leading supplement brand for targeted nutritional needs
Carr & Day & Martin - the world’s oldest and most respected equine care brand
We are seeking a Retail Account Manager to drive our growth plans. This exciting opportunity is for someone with previous B2B sales skills who loves to build relationships, and a passion to sell best in class products.
You will manage and develop trade accounts across the territory, from major key account retail chains to independent family run stores. You’ll be familiar with a combination of both online and traditional sales skills, in order to maintain strong sustainable customer relationships and maximise the distribution and market share of our brands and products.
Responsibilities of the role include:
Sales & Account Management
Planning & Training
Marketing & merchandising
Reporting, Sales Data
Shows and Events
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate;
Proven B2B sales skills in a customer driven environment
Understand concept selling and premium brand positioning
Strong equine industry familiarity
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Time and Diary management skills
Above average IT skills
We are seeking a candidate with:
A natural flare for sales and delivering exceptional customer service
Who thrives on building long term relationships, negotiating and selling.
A team player working for mutual success.
With a high performance mindset, who is accountable for their own results and used to working to targets.
Well organised, methodical and commercially minded.
This is a field sales role with regular travel throughout the territory, candidates must live in territory and have a flexible attitude towards working hours - working weekends or evenings as required to support your retailers.
For a copy of the full job description or to apply please send your CV and covering letter stating your location, suitability and current salary level to emma@equine-careers.co.uk
Please mention Equine Careers when applying.
