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Founder @ Foreva Farmers |Creating the Worlds Most Sustainable Drinks Brand

Head of Sales

Get The Drinks In – Contract Canning / Bottling| Herefordshire (hybrid with UK travel)

About Get The Drinks In

Get The Drinks In is afully sustainable, renewable‑poweredcontract canning facility based near Hereford. We offer150–1000 mlformats (slim, sleek, standard),low MOQs from ~3,000 L,inline lab testing, chilling/carbonation, nitro dosing for stills, tunnel pasteurisation (with heat recovery)andpressure‑sensitive labelling - all powered byon‑site anaerobic digestionwithrecovered food‑grade CO₂and substantial on‑site CO₂ storage.

The Role

We’re hiring a Head of Sales to own revenue growth end‑to‑end - strategy, pipeline, closing and key‑account expansion - across RTD cocktails, functional & soft drinks, low/no, ciders, wines and more. You’ll turn our sustainability and technical capabilities into commercial wins, while building a small, high‑performing team and a repeatable go‑to‑market engine.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and execute the UK (and selective EU) sales strategy for contract canning; hit annual revenue and margin targets.
• Prospect and close mid‑market to enterprisebeverage brands; develop a robust 3–6–12 month pipeline.
• Shape offers and pricing with Operations & Finance; align capacity, MOQs and pasteurisation/label specs with customer needs.
• Develop and coach a potential future sales team; institute cadence, KPIs and forecasting discipline (CRM ownership).
• Represent GTDI at trade shows and with industry bodies; build a partner/referral ecosystem (ingredients, design, logistics).
• Maintain strong technical credibility - speak confidently to carbonation, nitro dosing, tunnel pasteurisation, PSL vs. printed cans, and sustainability benefits.

Candidate Profile

• 10+ years’ B2B sales success in manufacturing, ideally incontract canning/bottling/co‑packing or FMCG beverages.
• Proven leadership of a sales function (hiring, coaching, target setting, forecasting).
• Strong technical grasp of beverage processing & packaging; comfortable sellingMOQs through to million‑unit runs.
• Commercial acumen: pricing, margin management, and board‑level negotiation.
• Established network across drinks brands (alcoholic & non‑alcoholic), retailers’ private label, and challenger categories.
• Data‑driven operator with CRM rigour; resilient, consultative and outcomes‑focused.
• UK work rights; full clean driving licence. Regular time on site in Herefordshire plus UK travel.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary+ strong performance bonus/OTE
• Autonomy to build the function from a modern,state‑of‑the‑art, sustainability‑led facility

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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