Horticulture Technical Sales Manager

Horticulture Technical Sales Manager

England - Home‑Based with Travel

£DOE + Car + Bonus

Experienced in technical sales and ready to lead a team?

Passionate about sustainable crop production and biological solutions?

This is a senior opportunity to join a well‑established, forward‑thinking business operating at the forefront of biological pest control and pollination. With a strong UK presence and international backing, the business is known for its technical credibility, innovation, and commitment to sustainable growing.

If you enjoy leading people, developing talent, and driving growth through trusted technical advice and long‑term customer relationships, this could be the next step you're looking for.

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary DOE
• Company car or allowance
• Performance‑related bonus
• Home‑based role with a national remit
• Formal training and ongoing development
• Opportunity to lead and shape a high‑performing technical sales team
• Work with market‑leading biological solutions in a growing, future‑focused sector

What's the job?

You'll take responsibility for leading and developing a team of Technical Sales Advisors, ensuring customers receive consistently high‑quality technical support while also supporting your own customer base and contributing to UK market growth.

This is a people‑focused leadership role combining coaching, operational oversight, and commercial input.

Day to day, you'll be:

• Leading, coaching and mentoring a UK‑wide team of Technical Sales Advisors
• Setting performance expectations and supporting individual development
• Overseeing technical support across biological control, IPM and pollination
• Ensuring accurate forecasting, reporting and CRM usage
• Supporting account growth and identifying new business opportunities
• Maintaining strong relationships with key industry stakeholders
• Acting as the link between the technical sales team, senior management and international specialists
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding of new team members
• Representing the business at industry events and meetings

This is a home‑based role with regular travel and overnight stays during the working week.

What do I need?

• Proven experience in a leadership or management role within technical horticulture
• Strong technical understanding of biological crop protection and IPM
• FACTS and/or BASIS desirable (training available)
• Excellent communication and people‑management skills
• Ability to motivate, develop and inspire technical teams

If you're already leading a technical or sales team, or ready to step up into a senior leadership role, this is a brilliant opportunity to broaden your impact.

What's next?

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

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