About the job

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THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you ready to thrive in a growing team working for one of the UK’s most innovative challenger brands within soft drinks? Are you excited to join a wider Sales team with endless exciting opportunities?

THE COMPANY

Hip Pop is an exciting and multi-award-winning challenger brand of soft drinks born in Manchester destined for the World. 

Hip Pop exists to challenge the big pop brands with an alternative - a range of drinks with clean ingredient list that are better for you - made from real fruit, gut friendly live cultures and fibre.

Hip Pop drinks are low in calories and never made with sweeteners. Most importantly though, Hip Pop tastes great. It’s a proper good pop.

The brand’s attitude is refreshingly honest and light-hearted view of the world serving those who seek better, more wholesome life and good feeling that lasts by making better choices - products we consume, people we surround ourselves with and experiences we go though.

Our products include multi-award-winning soda, kombucha and CBD kombucha. Today, we are available for consumers nationwide with distribution through national retailers such as Sainsbury’s, M&S, Waitrose, Co-op, Morrisons, Booths and Bidfood, to name a few.

Hip Pop has experienced remarkable year-on-year growth since launching in 2019 and we’re based in the heart of Manchester city centre (Deansgate).

YOU

First and foremost, you’re a good human being who shares our values. You’re ambitious, self-driven, and after researching Hip Pop® you know this is the kind of company where you can make a lasting impact. You are self-sufficient and drive projects end to end ensuring consistency and quality of our incredible product is upheld.

THE ROLE

As National Account Manager Grocery + Convenience, you will:

• Focus on driving growth in existing grocery accounts through the core sales fundamentals & strong buyer relationships
• Drive new opportunities across the grocery and the convenience sector, driving listings of our fantastic products
• Be an integral part of the largest revenue driving sector of the business, key to the health and success of Hip Pop
• Be crucial in partnering with marketing on in store execution, 2026 campaigns and NPD pipeline



YOUR EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• 4-5 years in account mgmt with track record of success in both/ either FMCG or Challenger Brand
• Experience on at least two key grocery & or convenience accounts
• Strong commercial Acumen- comfortable with P&L management
• Analytical Skills
• Good Communication skills & team mentality
• Get-stuff-done mindset
• Passionate about health & wellness, food & drink & challenger brands

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive starting salary with regular reviews
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
• Upskilling & opportunity to grow your career based on your interests
• Pension
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Unlimited Hip Pop (obviously)
• Be a pivotal part of a legendary growth story

BASED

Flexible. For the right candidate remote with few days per month in Manchester will be considered.

START DATE: ASAP

KEEN TO APPLY?

Send your CV to jobs@drinkhippop.com with “Grocery and Convenience NAM’  in the subject line (this is your first test ;-)