Brand Ambassador & Merchandiser – COOK

Location  Berkshire , North Hants, South Bucks & Oxfordshire

Salary  £27,000–£30,000 + benefits  Full-time |

Hours  Mon–Fri 8:30am–5pm (some flexibility required)

Kick-start your career in sales with this exciting entry-level opportunity to join a fast-moving, forward-thinking company as a Brand Ambassador. 

In this hands-on role, you'll represent the company with enthusiasm and professionalism, working within a designated region to improve brand standards and help drive sales. From setting up new concessions and installing point-of-sale materials, to auditing and working with retailers to improve standards, you’ll gain valuable frontline experience. Serving as the foundation for a rewarding career in account management, this is a fantastic opportunity for a graduate or ambitious candidate. We’ll provide training and support to help you build your skills, and there’s potential to grow into more senior roles with greater responsibility. If you have customer-facing experience and are outgoing and ready to learn, we’d love to hear from you.

Join Our Team!

As part of a regional team in a set geographical area, work strategically to improve and maintain brand and retail standards, and nourish relationships with our retailer partners to drive engagement and grow sales. Physically set up new Concessions and add Incremental Freezer space, includes installing POS & merchandising stock, to expand COOK’s reach.

Help Us Bring COOK to More Communities We’re COOK – a certified B Corp that makes remarkable frozen meals by hand, using the same ingredients you’d use at home. As a Brand Ambassador & Merchandiser, you’ll be at the heart of expanding our presence in retail stores, helping us reach more people with food that’s made like you would at home.

What You’ll Be Doing You'll be the friendly face of COOK across your region, responsible for setting up and supporting our concessions in farm shops, delis, garden centres and more. That means:

• Launching new COOK sites – installing freezers, point of sale, stock and signage to create eye-catching displays that reflect our brand
• Training store teams – from how to merchandise and manage stock to helping them tell the COOK story and drive sales
• Maintaining standards – regularly visiting stores to refresh displays, solve issues, and support ongoing engagement
• Building relationships – working closely with store teams and our internal regional team to grow COOK’s presence and performance
• Hosting tastings & events – occasionally helping bring our food to life for customers in-store

When you're not on the road, you’ll have time for planning, admin, and joining team calls—usually working from home one day per week.

Good to Have

• A great communicator who’s confident working independently
• Friendly, proactive, and solutions-focused
• Full UK driving licence and your own car (you’ll be on the move most days)
• Comfortable lifting and setting up freezers, POS and stock
• Happy with occasional overnight stays and flexible working

If you tick most of these boxes but not all—don’t stress. We’re all about potential.

Excellent Benefits including

• Paid breaks
• Paid leave on your birthdays, moving house, become grandparent or your child starts school for the first time
• staff profit share
• Wellbeing program
• 30% staff discount
• Access to CookieJar Smart Spending discounts and free food perks.
• Team meals , events & away days
• Be part of a B-Corp-certified business that values sustainability, people, and the community.

And many more ‿.

 What Cook is About

We’re a proudly independent, family-owned B Corp, which basically means we care. A lot. About our food. About our people. And about doing the right thing—even when it’s not the easy thing.

Our vision for COOK has always been that we are a place where EVERYONE is welcome. We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK. We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities. By collaborating we can do remarkable things. Whatever your story, if you would like to grow with COOK please apply.

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