About the Role
Wren Laboratories Ltd, the company behind Optibac Probiotics, seeks an experienced Account Manager to drive growth in the pharmacy and health food retail sectors. This field-based role involves developing new business, supporting existing partners, and delivering product training to enhance brand visibility and recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Identify and develop new retail opportunities across pharmacies and health food stores
- Maintain and grow relationships with existing accounts to drive sales performance
- Conduct in-store visits to support merchandising, brand visibility and product placement
- Deliver engaging product training sessions to retail teams and healthcare professionals
- Promote the product range to relevant stakeholders including nutritionists and dietitians
- Participate in trade shows and industry events to support brand awareness
- Work collaboratively with retail partners to create promotional initiatives and in-store activity
- Monitor sales performance, customer engagement and territory activity
- Manage CRM records, administration and monthly territory expenditure
- Provide market feedback and insights to internal sales and marketing teams
Requirements
- Qualification or background in nutrition, complementary health or related field
- Strong organisation and time management skills
- Confident communicator with excellent customer-facing ability
- Commercially aware with a proactive approach to business development
- Able to work independently while contributing to a wider team
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Previous sales or account management experience
- Experience within the healthcare, natural products or retail sector
Skills
- Nutrition
- Complementary health
- Sales
- Account management
- Communication
- Customer-facing ability
- Business development
- Teamwork
- Microsoft Office
Location
- West/South West London
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Field based
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Qualification or background in nutrition, complementary health or related field
Salary/Compensations
- 29-32k
Benefits
- Annual Leave – 22 days + Bank Holidays + discretionary extra 3 days between Christmas and New Year; increasing by 3 days upon completion of 3 full years’ service
- Sickness absence – 20 paid sick days+ 5 days of Special Leave
- Time off for appointments
- 4% Pension contribution (after 3 months of service)
- Health Cash Plan & Employee Assistance Programme
- Up to £500 worth of free Optibac products per financial year
- F&F 25% discount code
- Mini-nutrition consultations with a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist – once a quarter
About the Company
- Wren Laboratories Ltd is the company behind Optibac Probiotics, the UK’s most trusted and recommended range of friendly bacteria supplements.
- They are committed to producing goods of only the highest quality, providing excellent customer service, and achieving a vibrant and inspiring workplace.
- The award-winning range is sold in the UK, Ireland and many international markets via multiple different sales channels including pharmacies, health food stores, grocery, online retailers, marketplaces, hospitals, clinics and Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioners.
- They are proud to be the UK’s bestselling range of probiotic supplements.
