Field Sales Development Rep – UK South. Global Chemicals Leader – 19841

7 hours ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom RR Full time

Join our winning team.
Are you a natural go-getter with a passion for
field sales
, winning new business, and building lasting face-to-face relationships?

This is your chance to elevate your sales career with a fast-paced, forward-thinking team.

You'll be out in the field identifying new opportunities, connecting with customers onsite, and making a real impact - all while developing your skills and growing your earning potential in a supportive, high-energy environment.

The Role at a Glance:
Field Sales Development Representative

Hybrid Working

Competitive Market Salary

Plus Excellent Company Benefits Including Pension Scheme, Annual Bonus Scheme, Discounted Private Health and More…

Permanent - Full Time

Company: Global Distributor of chemicals & ingredients used in everyday products

Culture: Work with real purpose. Grow how you want to. Be who you are

Your skills / background:
Field Sales, Territory Management, Client Visits, Negotiation & Communication Skills, Goal Orientated, New Customer Development, New Business Development.

What your day might look like:
As a key ambassador for
Univar Solutions
, you'll spend your day building meaningful connections and driving real commercial impact. You'll reignite relationships with previously active accounts through on-site visits, working to win back lost business and restore trust.

Alongside this, you'll actively seek out fresh opportunities - identifying, qualifying, and converting new prospects into long-term, loyal customers within your territory.

Your role will centre on expanding a healthy, diverse customer portfolio and product mix, ensuring sustainable, profitable growth. You'll regularly visit customers to deliver an exceptional, face-to-face sales experience, from the initial introduction right through to successful delivery.

You'll take ownership of your performance, consistently pushing toward revenue and engagement targets with energy and initiative. As a representative of Univar Solutions, you'll promote and live our core values and brand promise in every interaction.

Behind the scenes, you'll maintain accurate, insightful CRM records that support strong decision-making and transparency across the team. You'll keep forecasts, reports, and plans up to date and delivered on time. And throughout all your activities, you'll follow company policies and procedures, ensuring full compliance with relevant legislation.

About You:
You're a driven, competitive self-starter who loves winning new business just as much as you enjoy nurturing and growing existing accounts. Curious by nature and disciplined in your approach, you're always learning, always improving, and always pushing for that next level of performance.

Targets motivate you and you consistently hit them. You excel in face-to-face conversations, building instant rapport and long-lasting relationships. Your negotiation skills are strong, your commercial instinct is sharp, and you know how to close deals with confidence and clarity.

Entrepreneurial and proactive, you thrive on getting out there: visiting customers, knocking on doors, picking up the phone, and creating opportunities where others don't see them. You listen deeply, earn trust quickly, and truly understand what customers need to deliver real, measurable value.

Organised, structured, and relentlessly results-driven, you bring energy, resilience, and persistence to every day - and you don't stop until the deal is done.

Who we are:
With revenues in excess of $9 billion, Univar Solutions is one of the largest chemical & specialty product distribution businesses in the world. Our portfolio spans almost every industry, ranging from food ingredients and automotive to pharmaceutical, cosmetic and manufacturing industries. We deliver industry-leading products, services and technical support to help our customers find the right solution to their problems.

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

We are committed to fair employment practices for all our employees, regardless of race, nationality, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, maternity status or any other status protected by law.

Our Values:

  • Serious about safety
  • We do what we say
  • Where people matter
  • Valuable to others
  • Together we win

If you're hungry for success, love a challenge, and want to build a career where your results really matter, we want to hear from you

Bring your drive, curiosity, and determination - and let's turn your ambition into achievement.

Apply today and move forward your career in sales with a global leader.
Your Background / Previous Roles May Include:

Field Sales Representative, Territory Sales, Area Sales, Field Account Manager, Sales Executive, Business Development, New Business Sales, Field-Based Sales.

Application notice... We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details.

If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.



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