Field Operations Manager (approx. 6 Months Fixed Term Contract)

Job Description

At N2O, we are seeking Field Operations Managers to work on a campaign for a leading vaping brand.  The role is ideal for a motivated leader ready to manage a team and drive engagement with independent and symbol retail stores, securing campaign activations across your territory. This role is a hybrid of sales, relationship management, and team leadership, ensuring our activations are effectively executed while expanding retailer participation.

As the Field Operations Manager, you will:

• Lead, coach, and support a team helping to drive sales and engagement targets.
• Develop and maintain relationships with retailers, securing their participation in our campaign.
• Strategically expand retailer locations, sometimes involving signing up the retail leads, to maximise logistics, stock and team performance.
• Ensure smooth execution of activations, managing logistics, stock, and team performance.

This is a nationwide field based role working Tuesday to Saturdays.

About N2O

N2O is an award-winning creative brand experience agency and part of GLOBE GROUPE, the leading European shopper house dedicated to brand marketing.

Trusted by some of the world’s most successful brands, N2O specialises in crafting insight-driven, relevant, engaging, and measurable campaigns that deliver results at home, in-store, out-of-home, and online.

Our headquarters is in Maidenhead, with additional sites in Welwyn Garden City, Colnbrook, and Bedford.

Requirements

• Proven experience in sales, field marketing, or territory management, ideally within FMCG, retail, or brand activation.·        
• Strong leadership and team management skills – experience managing field teams is a plus.
• Excellent negotiation and relationship-building abilities – confident in engaging with independent retailers.
• Results-driven with a strategic mindset, able to hit and exceed sales & activation targets.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
• Proficiency in reporting, understanding sales / team performance reporting, and managing activation logistics.
• UK Driving Licence and a vehicle is required, as the role involves travel within the designated territory.
• Basic knowledge of vape and nicotine pouch products (training will be provided)
• Able to work Tuesday to Saturdays.

Benefits

• Salary c£40,000 gross per annum
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing each completed year to 30
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programmes
• Digital 24/7 GP Service available from Day 1
• Free private medical and dental  healthcare after 2 years of service
• Salary Sacrifice pension/ cycle to work and car lease schemes
• Season Ticket Loans
• Retail Discount Scheme