Vice President, Sales & Marketing

B. Riley Farber; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative global organization is seeking a Vice President of Sales & Marketing to lead their growth agenda. This pivotal role involves strategically influencing business objectives, building partnerships, and driving revenue generation. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business development, sales, and marketing, with a proven track record in high-paced capital goods organizations. If you're a collaborative leader ready to make an impact in the sports, education, and public facilities sectors, this is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of a growing company.

Qualifications

• Minimum post-secondary degree in business or related technical discipline.
• 7-10 years of experience in business development and sales leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth agenda by identifying opportunities and building partnerships.
• Lead the revenue generation arm and instill confidence in clients.

Skills

Business Development

Sales Management

Marketing Strategy

Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

MBA

Job description

B. Riley Farber’s executive search practice has partnered with a growing, North American customized manufacturer of products and aftermarket services within sport facilities, educational establishments and the public facilities market, in the search for their new Vice President, Sales & Marketing to be based out of their head office in Southern Ontario.

The business is growing and evolving, and to continue this journey and enable our client to reach its full potential, they are searching for an exceptional and motivated Vice President, Sales & Marketing to join their team. As they create the next generation of products and services, they are looking for this leader to strategically align and continue building on their foundation and commitments to their clients. This role demonstrates our client’s commitment to focus on their growth and future success.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President, Sales & Marketing will play a crucial role in strategically influencing and driving their growth agenda by identifying opportunities, building and maintaining strategic partnerships, and executing initiatives to achieve business objectives.

The new leader will need to immediately step up and ‘own’ the revenue generation arm of our client, selling new projects, instilling confidence in clients in their capabilities, investigating new opportunities to pursue, and leading a team that is looking for expertise and guidance.

To be successful in this role, you will possess the following:

1. Minimum post-secondary degree in business, engineering or related technical discipline with extensive technical and administrative experience. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Marketing, or a related field. MBA preferred.
2. 7-10 years’ progressive experience in business development, sales, marketing in a managerial or executive leadership role.
3. History of growing high-paced capital goods equipment organizations, with an emphasis on aftermarket services and industrial distribution models.
4. Experience selling to organizations within the sports infrastructure, education or public facilities sector and brings a strong network of contacts. Canada, US and International experience and contacts are an asset.
5. Demonstrated behavioural competencies in leadership, building trust, innovative, intelligent, and self-motivated curiosity, a collaborative team player with high degree of executive presence, business acumen with exceptional written, verbal and presentation communication skills.

This is an exciting opportunity for a sales and marketing leader to strategically influence, partner and drive the growth agenda and make an impact within this innovative global organization. Please reach out immediately to be considered.