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Location

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New Business & Partnership Sales Manager

Field-based UK-wide travel

Drive growth. Build partnerships. Make a real impact.

Oakhouse Foods is on an exciting growth journey across the care, health, and community sectors. Part of Pilgrim's Europe, we're a trusted provider of high-quality, single-serve frozen meals, helping older adults and people with specific dietary needs live well and independently.

We're looking for a New Business & Partnership Sales Manager to open new routes to market, build long-term partnerships, and turn opportunity into sustainable growth.

The Role

You'll build and convert a national pipeline of new partnerships across care homes, NHS organisations, community networks, and commercial partners (including vending).


A key focus of the role is securing NHS and public-sector access, including tenders, frameworks, and approved supplier status, and converting this access into active, ordering partners.


Working cross-functionally with internal teams and our franchise network, you'll help turn strategic conversations into long-term, high-value relationships.

What You'll Do

Build and manage a national new business pipeline Win and activate new partnerships that deliver sustainable customer volume Develop and negotiate commercial proposals and contracts Lead or support NHS and public-sector bids and renewals Onboard, train, and engage partners to drive repeat ordering Track pipeline, forecast accurately, and report performance Represent Oakhouse Foods and Pilgrim's Europe across care, health, and community sectors

What You'll Bring

Proven success in B2B or partnership-led new business sales Experience securing 500k+ annual new business revenue Experience with NHS or public-sector procurement and tenders Strong commercial, negotiation, and relationship-building skills Experience in care, healthcare, foodservice, or community sectors Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationwide

Why Join Us?

Be part of a growing, purpose-led business Backed by Pilgrim's Europe -- scale, stability, and career opportunity Competitive salary Pension, life assurance, and wellbeing support High autonomy and national impact

Ready to Make Your Mark?

If you're a commercially driven sales professional who thrives on building relationships, navigating complex environments, and turning opportunity into long-term impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Oakhouse Foods and Pilgrim's Europe and play a key role in shaping how we grow across care, health, and community sectors -- delivering food that truly makes a difference, every day.

Apply now and help us take Oakhouse Foods to the next level.

The company

Pilgrim's Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.


Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.


Across Pilgrim's Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim's Europe team are based in our Pilgrim's UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim's Food Masters and Pilgrim's Shared Services businesses.

What we'll bring to the table

Competitive Salary

Competitive Holiday Entitlement

Pension Contribution

Family Friendly Policies

Learning and Development Opportunities

Life Assurance

People matter

Our values

Determination

Simplicity

Availability

Humility

Discipline

Sincerity

Ownership