Retail Team Leader
UK (On-site)
Posted 4 days ago
Job Summary
Lead and develop a regional Sampling Team to deliver flawless brand experiences, coaching new starters, building store-level relationships, and driving performance across activations.
- Own leadership across the Sampling Team and coach frontline staff.
- Ensure high-quality brand experiences and strong store relationships.
- Coordinate travel across the territory with a flexible weekend schedule.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead from the front. Shape standout brand experiences.
- Lead with Passion. Supporting the Regional Field Manager, you will be the "boots on the ground" leader for our Sampling Team across the region.
- Inspire & Develop: Welcome new starters and provide hands-on coaching to help existing staff reach their full potential.
- Cultivate Relationships: Build "first-name" rapport with Store Managers to ensure our sampling activations run flawlessly.
- Quality Control: Use your sharp eye for detail to guarantee every brand experience meets our elite standards.
- Drive Performance: Instil a "can-do" culture, ensuring every activity delivers a massive return for our customers.
Requirements
- People Leadership: Experience in managing, coaching, or training a team (retail, customer service, hospitality, or events background).
- Hands-on Approach: Confidence leading in a fast-paced retail environment.
- Reliability & Flexibility: Available to work 14 hours across 2 weekend days (Fri/Sat/Sun).
- Valid Driver’s Licence & Vehicle: Essential for traveling across the territory ( expenses fully reimbursed ).
Preferred
- Experience in sampling, promotions, or FMCG is a bonus, but strong team leadership and communication skills are what matter most!
Benefits
- Great career opportunities
- A fun working environment where performance and success are fully rewarded
- Extra benefits include wellness programmes, annual conferences, enhanced pension, life assurance, enhanced paternity and maternity leave, Perkbox and Taste Card!
- Are you our next investment? Apply now!
REL Field Marketing
REL Field Marketing is a full-service field marketing agency. We build solutions that win where customers are engaging with or buying your product. REL Field Marketing specialises in delivering tailored, high-impact marketing solutions that connect brands with consumers. With expertise across multiple sectors such as FMCG, Consumer Electronics, Fashion and DIY.Our field teams excel at building brand visibility, driving sales, and creating memorable consumer experiences through, active selling, merchandising, product demonstrations, sampling campaigns and experiential activations.From strategic planning to real-time data insights, REL combines innovation and operational excellence to maximise ROI for clients, making us a trusted partner in field marketing success.We are accredited to call on all retailers within the UK and operate across all channels in the UK, Ireland and Europe.We provide dedicated teams as well as flexible resource for our customers. Our deployment models are built to be agile and flexible and fully adaptable to each of our customer’s needs. REL is part of Smollan. We design, build and manage solutions that help our clients grow by winning at the point of purchase.
