Sales Director

Professional Technical Ltd; Crewe; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a commercially driven Sales Director to join their executive team. This board-level role is pivotal in shaping and executing the company's sales and commercial strategy across both manufacturing and service divisions. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in the Auto or Industrial Door Industry and have a proven track record of developing strategic commercial plans. With a competitive salary package and benefits, this role offers a unique opportunity to drive growth and make a significant impact within the organization. If you are a visionary leader with exceptional negotiation skills, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Company Car Scheme

Bonus

Attractive Salary Package

Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience working at Board level with strong negotiation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills to balance workload and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement commercial strategies to achieve company goals.
• Negotiate contract terms with existing and potential new customers.
• Manage internal and external sales resources to achieve growth targets.

Skills

Strategic Negotiation

Leadership

Customer Account Management

Financial Reporting

Project Management

Interpersonal Communication

Education

Experience at Board Level

Experience in the Door Industry

Job description

Are you a commercially driven Sales Director with experience operating at board level? Do you have a strong background in both service and manufacturing, and a passion for driving commercial success? If so, this could be the opportunity for you. A market leader in the Door Industry, is looking for a commercially focused Sales Director to join their executive team. This is a board-level role with responsibility for shaping and executing the company's sales and commercial strategy across its manufacturing and service divisions. They offer a highly competitive salary and benefits package circa to £80k+ (Open to discussion) with Company Car Scheme, Bonus and much more.

This is an exciting, new role for the business, and a great opportunity for the right candidate to shape the role and contribute to the growth of their company.

Key Responsibilities of the Sales Director:

• Take responsibilities for al commercial sales across the business
• Developing and implementing commercial strategies to achieve company goals and objectives in accelerating the growth of the business
• Appraising the commercial environment to create detailed business plans on commercial opportunities in new markets and new products.
• Taking ownership for maximising cross selling opportunities across the business.
• Generating downstream sales from installation and servicing activities.
• Negotiating the best contract terms with existing and potential new customers.
• Developing pricing strategies to maximise quote conversion rates, whilst balancing corporate profitability, risk, and business strategy.
• Managing the activities of internal and external sales resources to achieve corporate growth targets. Actively identifying new target markets to support business growth strategies.
• Working closely with the Board to develop geographical growth strategies that balance return, resource requirements and risk.

Requirements of the Sales Director:

The Sales Director should have the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels across the business. You should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to listen to the needs and requirements of various stakeholders and be able to effectively verbalise your own ideas.

The successful Sales Director will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications that typically include:

• Experience of working at Board level.
• Experience of working in the Auto or Industrial Door Industry
• Experience working at a strategic level with strong negotiation skills
• Excel at leadership capabilities with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Extensive experience of managing customer accounts
• Excellent organisational skills to balance and prioritise their workload and meet deadlines in support of business growth strategies.
• Experienced Project Manager including risk assessments.
• Highly experienced in financial reporting and pricing strategies
• Knowledge of Door Industry legislations and regulations

In return they are offering a highly attractive salary package with vehicle and benefits.