Careers Information Evening: Area Management & Front Line Sales - Midlands Region
<p><strong>Careers Information Evening: Area Management & Front Line Sales</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Based in the Midlands and thinking about your next career move?</p><p><br></p><p>We're hosting an evening in Birmingham to talk about some of the opportunities coming up across Star Pubs and HEINEKEN UK's On Trade Sales teams.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn't about applying for one specific vacancy. It's about meeting the people doing the jobs, finding out what they're really like and seeing if one of them could be right for you.</p><p><br></p><p>If you're thinking <em>“I could see myself doing that”</em>, come along and find out more.</p><ul><li><strong>Thursday 22nd October 2026</strong></li><li><strong>2:00pm – 7:00pm</strong></li><li><strong>Birmingham - <em>Venue details will be shared with successful applicants.</em></strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p>So, what roles are we talking about?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Business Development Manager – Star Pubs</strong></p><p>Our Star Pubs BDMs look after a patch of pubs, working with operators to improve performance, develop their businesses and get the best from their pubs.</p><p><br></p><p>It's a mix of coaching, commercial thinking, area management and relationship building.</p><p><br></p><p>If you've got experience in area, regional, retail, hospitality or operations management, we'd like to hear from you. You don't need to have worked in pubs.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Customer Development Executive / Manager & Business Development Manager – Front Line Sales</strong></p><p>Our On Trade Sales teams work directly with pubs and bars to grow sales, win new distribution and get more of our beers and ciders on the bar.</p><p><br></p><p>You'll build customer relationships, negotiate deals, understand their businesses and find new ways to grow your patch.</p><p><br></p><p>If you've worked in sales, account management or business development, enjoy being out with customers and have a commercial mindset, we'd like to meet you. Again, you don't need to come from beer or pubs.</p><p><br></p><p>Come and meet us</p><p><br></p><p>You'll hear from people doing the jobs and get a proper feel for what it's like.</p><p><br></p><p>We'll talk about what you actually do day to day, how people got into their roles, what we're looking for and where these roles can take you.</p><p><br></p><p>There'll be plenty of time for questions too. Come with them. We're happy to answer them.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What's in it for you?</strong></p><p>Depending on the role:</p><ul><li>Competitive salary + annual performance bonus</li><li>Company car, including electric and hybrid options</li><li>Bupa private medical cover</li><li>Double-matched pension up to 10%</li><li>35 days' holiday, with the option to buy more</li><li>Meal and broadband allowances</li><li>Learning and development opportunities</li><li>HEINEKEN benefits, including an allowance to enjoy our beers and ciders</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>A full UK driving licence is required.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Who we are</strong></p><p>We're HEINEKEN UK. We've got more than 150 years of brewing history behind us, but we're not sitting still.</p><p><br></p><p>Star Pubs and our On Trade Sales teams are part of a business that's about great pubs, great customers and great brands.</p><p><br></p><p>For our field teams, that means getting out there, building relationships, growing businesses and making things happen. And for you, there are plenty of ways to learn, develop and move your career on.</p><p><br></p><p>We're proud of where we've come from, but we're even more interested in where we're going next.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Your Future, Untapped.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Interested? If you're based in the Midlands and this sounds like your kind of thing, send us your CV by <strong>Tuesday 20th October 2026. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>We'll be in touch with the event details and next steps.</p>
