National Field Operations Manager - PepsiCo
Join the Powerforce PepsiCo Partnership!
Full time, Permanent
Salary: £42,000 per annum + up to 15% bonus + Company Car
Working: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: National with ideal location in the Midlands
Powerforce is expanding Following a major partnership win with PepsiCo, we are building a high-impact team for a full-scale launch in July 2026. Representing globally recognised brands, you’ll play a key role in helping PepsiCo create 'more smiles with every bite’ through the Snacks and Grains portfolio - building strong customer partnerships and unlocking new growth opportunities.
Are you a visionary strategist ready to lead a national team to success? Powerforce is looking for a National Field & Operations Manager to take full accountability for our field operations and standards. You will be the driving force behind our partnership vision, ensuring we hit every
Strategic Leadership: Define the national direction of the sales team, using data-driven insights to propose new initiatives and drive value.
Performance Management: Measure team performance against targets and develop turn-around strategies for any areas of underperformance.
Stakeholder Partnership: Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring the client’s strategy is communicated and brought to life within the team.
Operational Excellence: Implement consistent, best-in-class operational processes and ensure standard operating systems are embedded across the account.
People Development: Lead, coach, and inspire a team of managers, creating a culture of recognition and developing training schedules to suit individual needs.
Proven People Leader: A track record of successful people management and a proven ability to increase field productivity.
Stakeholder Expert: Experience in developing and managing relationships with national-level client stakeholders.
Confident Communicator: Strong presentation skills with experience delivering clear, action-oriented messages to large, key customer groups.
Commercial Mindset: Advanced commercial acumen with the ability to analyse data, reporting, and ROI to drive continuous improvement.
Essential Requirements: A full UK driving licence held for at least 12 months
Why Powerforce And What We Offer
We reward performance and invest in our people. As part of the wider Smollan business, the career opportunities here are vast.Full training and ongoing support to enable you to fulfil your role to the best of your potential
Various career progression opportunities throughout Powerforce and the wider Advantage Smollan business
A fun working environment where performance and success are really rewarded
26 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)
Other benefits include: Medicash, Enhanced maternity leave, Enhanced paternity leave & Adoption leave, Enhanced pension, Life insurance, Cycle to work scheme, Referral programme, and more through Perkbox + Taste Card!
Help us shape the future of our landmark PepsiCo partnership. Apply today!
Early applications are strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to pause or close this vacancy prior to the listed closing date.
Join the Award-Winning Team at Powerforce! At Powerforce, our people and customers are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to fostering a fantastic culture and an environment where talented, ambitious individuals can thrive. Our success is driven by the outstanding results we achieve and the enduring relationships we build with our customers. Why Join Us? - A Great Place to Work We have been recognised as a "Great Place to Work" for eight consecutive years, recently ranking 9th in the UK for Large Organisations.- Award-Winning Excellence: As a top agency in our industry, we have secured multiple FMBE awards (The Oscars of Field Marketing), including Agency of the Year and Team of the Year in two of the last three years.- Values-Driven Culture We live by our guiding principles: Make it yours, Build relationships that last, and Strive for growth.- Inclusion & Belonging: We commit to creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be themselves. Start Your Journey Today. If you are looking for a company where individuality is celebrated and your contributions make a real difference, we want to hear from you. Apply now and become part of a team where you can truly belong and succeed.
Powerforce is an innovative and award-winning Field Marketing and Sales Solutions agency specialising in Strategic and On Demand Brand Activation campaigns.
Our tailor made solutions for leading brand names are delivered across diverse business sectors including food, retail and health.
- Merchandising & Audits
- Mystery Shopping
- Check & Fix
- Sales – Van, Car, D2D, Venue
- Consumer Sampling & Demonstrations
Our success is driven by working collaboratively with our clients and sharing our innovative approach to support the visibility, availability and distribution of brands and services across all channels.
Field Marketing remains one of the most powerful channels in the marketing mix. Brands gain ground with direct customer contact through sampling, merchandising, selling and face to face contact. So if you want to get your brand into the hands of more customers, or immerse them in a series of experiences that are related to your brand, Powerforce can help you.
We are owned by Advantage Smollan delivering a unified service agency solution throughout Europe and providing manufacturers with the best retail merchandising, technology, and reporting solutions on an international scale.
We’d love to hear from you so drop us a line info@powerforcegb.com or give us a call 0118 9271090
