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Field Sales Rep - Retail

KatKin

KatKin

Sales & Business Development
London, UK
GBP 18-18 / hour
Posted on Sep 24, 2025
What we do at KatKin

For uncompromising cat parents who want the best, KatKin goes hardcore for cat health. We make the UK’s most popular fresh cat food: 100% human-quality meat, gently cooked, and frozen for freshness.

Where the competition cuts corners, catfishes customers and puts profits over health, we put cat wellbeing first. No shortcuts. No secret recipes. We’re cutting the fluff, thinking fresh and channelling hardcore love into industry-wide change. So cats live long and cat parents can love hard without compromise.

Having started as a two person team in 2019, founders Brett and Nikki have grown KatKin from a small startup to a leading pet-food industry disruptor kick-starting a new category of healthier cat food in the UK - “Fresh”. Our vet formulated, science backed recipes are now delivered to 60,000+ cats UK wide, and counting.

The Role

Are you a personable, friendly, self starter looking for flexible sales work? Are you looking to grow and develop in an exciting start up environment? Do you love animals?

This is a fantastic opportunity to be one of the first members of KatKin’s new retail sales team. As a field sales rep, you’ll be responsible for driving our in-store success in pet retailers and help to grow a fast developing channel in one of the UK’s most exciting pet food start ups. You’ll be selling to customers in store, providing them with free samples of our fresh cat food packs and driving sales of variety/multipacks in store.
Key ownership areas
  • Run in-store sampling - Set up sampling stations in stores, engaging cat parents in conversations and handing out free samples of KatKin fresh food.

  • Drive sales of KatKin variety / multipack boxes in store, with attractive commission for the sale of each box put through the till.

  • Build relationships with in store and regional teams to ensure they are engaged with the brand

  • Support in store execution helping KatKin put its best paw forward in our retail freezers, running stock checks and reporting on daily activity.

  • Embrace the spirit of KatKin with infectious enthusiasm, professionalism, and a thorough understanding of our brand's values, infusing every interaction with a sense of joy and discovery


Who we are looking for:
  • People person - you love striking up a conversation and building relationships with people

  • Never Give Up Mindset - You like working to sales targets and have a competitive, never give up spirit

  • Must love animals! - you love animals and want to help pet parents do the best for their cats

  • Self Starter - you can work independently and take on challenges yourself

  • Sales experience (preferred) - you have some experience in sales / pitching. This is not a must have. If you’re confident, friendly and like a challenge we want to hear from you.

  • Full UK driving license - preferably access to own car - we cover travel expenses

What We Offer

What we offer:

  • £18 p/h base rate for 6 - 7 hour shifts (with 30 min unpaid lunch break)

  • Uncapped commission with OTE of £150 - £170 per shift

  • Completely flexible weekend work with significant growth opportunities in one of the UK’s most exciting pet food startups

  • Sales training from experienced team

  • Travel expenses covered

  • Referral bonus

  • Discount of KatKin products

To Apply
click below or email your CV to will.barrett@katkin.com
About us
We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At KatKin we celebrate differences, and everything that makes our colleagues unique, by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact terrie@katkin.com