Sales Executive – H!P Chocolate & Love Cocoa
Full-Time | London (Hybrid)
To apply: Email your CV and a short cover letter to jamespurdom@hipchocolate.com
ABOUT US
We’re Love Cocoa and H!P Chocolate – two purpose-led chocolate brands making delicious products that do good.
Love Cocoa : premium, ethical chocolate, stocked in John Lewis, Liberty and hundreds of independents. We’ve recently opened our first shop in London.
H!P Chocolate : oat milk chocolate brand with listings in Ocado, Whole Foods, Booths and more
We’re a certified B Corp, members of 1% for the Planet, and have planted over 1.5 million trees so far.
THE ROLE
As Sales Executive, you’ll help us grow our presence in the UK’s independent retail channel. You’ll work across both brands and report into our sales team lead.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Reaching out to new independent retailers to grow H!P and Love Cocoa listings
• Managing and supporting existing B2B accounts
• Visiting stores to build strong relationships and agree great shelf presence
• Helping with sales admin: filling out forms, updating sales trackers, planning promotions
• Creating basic sales reports and helping with forecasting
• Supporting seasonal campaigns (e.g. Christmas, Easter)
ABOUT YOU
We’re looking for someone who’s keen to grow and get stuck in.
You’ll need to be:
• Friendly, positive and confident with people
• A great communicator, happy speaking to buyers and shop owners
• Organised, detail-focused and happy with admin
• Curious about food & drink and the world of challenger brands
• Self-motivated – you’ll be trusted to get things done
• Resilient – rejection is part of sales, and you don’t take it personally
• Able to travel to visit stockists and attend events
This role could suit a recent graduate or someone with 6–12 months experience in a customer-facing or commercial role.
WHAT YOU GET
• Competitive salary
• Performance bonus (individual and company)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Vitality private medical (after probation)
• Pension (after probation)
• £500 annual training budget
• Hybrid working (Tues, Thurs, Fri in office)
• Early finish Fridays (4.30pm, or 2.30pm last Friday of the month WFH)
• Work remotely (UK or abroad) for 2 weeks per year
• Paid team socials every 2 months (if we hit targets)
• Office dog
• Office 5 mins from Holloway Road / Drayton Park
We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities. If you have accessibility needs, let us know – we’ll support you throughout the process.
We’re also a London Living Wage Employer.