Trident Apprentice - Regional Sales (Midland & North of England)

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Role: Business to Business Sales Degree Apprentice

Location: Midlands and North of England region, Region (Field-Based)

Contract Type: 3 years 6-month Apprenticeship

Package Includes: Salary £28,000 a year, plus company car + benefits + Fully Funded Degree

Launch your sales career in the agricultural sector while earning a degree — and be prepared to get out on the road.

We’re offering a motivated and engaged individual the opportunity to join Trident Feeds (part of AB Agri) as a Business-to-Business Sales Degree Apprentice, managing your own regional sales ledger within the agricultural Feeds sector.

You'll combine academic study with practical sales experience, all while working towards a Level 6 B2B Sales Professional Degree — without the burden of university debt.

Business to business sales professional (integrated degree) / Skills England

But make no mistake — this is not a desk-based role.

You will be expected to travel extensively across the Midlands and North of England region, meeting customers in person, building relationships, and driving sales.

Some days may involve covering extensive mileage on the road, motorway driving, and overnight stays to support your customers and grow your territory.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Manage your own customer base, building long-term relationships with merchants and Feed Manufacturers.
• Conduct regular field visits — expect daily travel and engaging with senior decision-makers.
• Create and implement sales plans to drive growth in your area.
• Balance your time between on-the-road sales and academic study towards your degree
• Attend industry events, shows, and training as part of your professional development.
• Stay on top of market trends and identify new business opportunities.

What We’re Looking For:

• In addition to having a level 3 qualification either A levels or equivalent, the applicant must hold a level 2 qualification in English Language and Maths Grade 4/C or above.

• Self-motivated with effective communication skills and a passion for building relationships
• Comfortable with daily driving — including long distances, motorways, and overnight stays.
• Willing and able to commit to a three-year degree apprenticeship.
• Practical agricultural experience or field sales exposure is an advantage, but not essential.

What’s In It for You:

• A fully-funded B2B Sales Degree — no student debt
• Hands-on, real-world sales experience in a growing agricultural business.
• Competitive salary, company car, pension, and other flexible benefits.
• A structured development programme and the opportunity to grow into a Regional Sales Manager role.

Key Considerations:

• You work in a paid, full-time role while studying part-time.
• You apply what you learn at university directly to your job, reinforcing your understanding.
• We are looking for someone who shows genuine interest in the industry and the apprenticeship route.
• Someone who understands the demands of balancing work and study
• Meets the entry requirements for the degree programme
• Capable of handling university-level coursework alongside job responsibilities.

About The Company

Rewarding your passion

When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.

About us

We’re AB Agri, part of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together we’re building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture.

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.

Application Notes

We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we’d love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can – it will only take a few minutes.

When you do, we’ll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive – or show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions and this won’t affect your application.

Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.

Agencies and media sales

AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.