At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and inspire our Direct Sales team to promote fresh cat food at events across the UK.
- Company: Join KatKin, a disruptor in the pet food industry dedicated to cat health.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, hybrid working, 33 days leave, and health insurance.
- Other info: Dynamic startup culture with extensive growth opportunities and a cat-friendly office.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of cats while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Sales experience with a knack for coaching and motivating teams.
The predicted salary is between 33000 - 40000 £ per year.
For uncompromising cat parents who want the best, Kat Kin goes hardcore for cat health.
We make the UK's most popular fresh cat food: 100% human-quality meat, gently cooked, and frozen for freshness.
Where the competition cuts corners, catfishes customers and puts profits over health, we put cat wellbeing first.
We're cutting the fluff, thinking fresh and channelling hardcore love into industry-wide change.
Having started as a two person team in 2019, founders Brett and Nikki have grown Kat Kin from a small startup to a leading pet-food industry disruptor, attracting $22M Series A funding, and kick starting a new category of healthier cat food in the UK - "Fresh".
Our vet formulated, science backed recipes are now delivered to 50,000+ cats UK wide, and counting.
You'll take ownership of managing our Direct Sales team - our Brand Ambassadors attend events, pop ups, and cat shows across the UK to strike up conversations with cat parents, and share our mission to change cats lives for the better.
As our Sales Manager, you'll be in charge of growing our team of freelance salespeople, nurturing, training and motivating them to thrive.
You'll take the reins of one of our fastest growing and most dynamic teams, driving performance, shaking up the pet food industry, and helping cats live happier and healthier live Lead our sales team with confidence and initiative.
Coach and mentor your team to help them thrive.
Use data driven insights to track and boost performance.
Build a team of top performers, recruiting and nurturing them with hands-on training.
Foster a motivated, inclusive, and supportive culture - we value the happiness of our people as much as the cats we help.
Manage budget, keep the commercials on track along the way.
Collaborate with our Direct Sales Lead, Events Coordinators and Team Supervisors to deliver our strategy.
Experienced - you've worked in a sales environment, ideally leading or coaching a team.
Self-starting - you get stuck into unstructured projects and run with them.
Experience working with Google Sheets or similar forecasting / budgeting tools is a huge bonus. ~ Competitive salary and bonus structure ~ Extensive growth opportunities in a fast paced, VC backed scale up ~ 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, plus your birthday off ~ Hybrid working, 2 days WFH every week ~4 weeks year WFA (work from anywhere) policy ~ Discount on Kat Kin products for your cat, and £500 for new cat parents ~£Comprehensive AXA health insurance ~ Cat (and dog) friendly office
