Trainee Technical Sales Manager

Horticulture

Field Based - UK Wide (Region Allocated)

DOE + Company Car

Love horticulture and ready to take the next step?

Enjoy talking to growers and solving problems?

Looking to move into a technical, customer-facing role with long-term progression?

This is an entry-level opportunity for someone looking to build a career in technical sales within horticulture. You'll join an experienced team, receive hands-on training, and gradually take responsibility for your own customer base as your confidence and knowledge grow.

What's in it for you?

• Clear progression
• Company car and full expenses
• Structured training and development
• Opportunity to learn from experienced technical sales professionals.
• Long-term career path within the business

The Role

As a Trainee Technical Sales Manager, you'll work alongside experienced team members, shadowing customer visits, learning product knowledge and developing your technical confidence.

While the role is advertised UK-wide, depending on your location, you'll be assigned a specific region, where you'll begin to manage customer relationships and carry out visits independently.

Day-to-day, you'll be:

• Shadowing technical sales colleagues on customer visits
• Learning how to support growers with technical advice and product recommendations.
• Gradually taking responsibility for your own customer accounts
• Visiting commercial growers and understanding their crops and challenges
• Supporting sales activity and account development
• Recording visit notes and updating internal systems
• Attending training sessions, trade shows and industry events

This role is about learning, developing confidence, and building the foundations for a long-term career in horticulture sales.

About You

• A relevant horticulture qualification
• Some experience (+1 year) in horticulture, growing, agronomy or a related sector.
• Comfortable talking to growers and building relationships.
• Keen to learn technical products and commercial sales skills.
• Organised, motivated and happy working independently in the field.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

What's Next?

For an informal chat, call me, Sarah, on 01780 480530, email sarah@morepeople.co.uk, or message me on LinkedIn.

Don't worry if your CV isn't fully up to date, just send what you've got, and we'll take it from there.