Global Director of Sales and Connected Services

Copeland; Crawley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology and engineering firm is seeking an experienced sales professional to develop and execute global sales plans for Corrosion and Erosion solutions. The successful candidate will have a degree in Engineering, Marketing, or Business, coupled with significant sales experience. You will foster a customer-focused culture while managing key account relationships and developing innovative sales strategies. This role requires extensive travel and offers a supportive workplace culture with a focus on career development.

Benefits

Private Medical cover

Employee Assistance Program

Recognition programs

Qualifications

• Significant sales experience in related industries required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop sales/marketing strategies.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement principles needed.
• Experience in sales management and leadership is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop account and industry specific sales plans globally.
• Foster a customer focused safety and quality culture.
• Manage key account relationships and commercial agreements.
• Integrate the business into the broader automation solutions.

Skills

Sales experience

Technical orientation

Customer relationship management

Strategic planning

Cross functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Engineering, Marketing or Business

Job description

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be :

Develop, execute, and own account and industry specific Corrosion and Erosion sales plans globally

Foster a customer focused safety and quality culture throughout the organization

Deliver the strategy for Integrity Management providing end to end solutions for our customers including partnership evaluation and development of Acquisition Funnel

KPI’s for Corrosion and Erosion Global Trade and Intercompany bookings and sales

Proactive management of key account relationships and commercial agreements.

Drives the growth of the business consistent with that of a disruptive technology / business model.

Works to integrate the Corrosion and Erosion business and products into the broader Emerson Automation Solution organizations where appropriate in an expeditious manner.

Monitor volume and price / discount trends and the DOA process

In conjunction with local Sales and Service teams, actively participate in high level calls and meetings to stay close to customer base, sales process, and improvement opportunities.

Proactively utilize executive level selling to maintain and grow customer base and presence.

Actively participate in the Strategic Planning process.

Support Country planning processes

Work closely with marketing department to ensure support of Sales strategies and objectives.

Support to Sales companies through Sales Tools, Visits and training

Actively drive cross BU activities

Leverage all available strengths of the organization to win business through white space analysis, participation in project pursuit processes, leveraging Key Account teams, and other group capabilities.

For This Role, You Will Need :

Degree in Engineering, Marketing or Business, coupled with a strong technical orientation obtained either through an Engineering degree or years of experience.

Significant Sales experience in related industries

Must have demonstrated the ability to develop imaginative and aggressive sales / marketing strategies. Also required to have knowledge and experience in the principles of continuous improvement

Experience in sales management and leadership essential

Extensive travel is required

Our Culture & Commitment to You :

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our dedication to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive! Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognise the importance of employee well-being. We prioritise in providing competitive benefit plans, including Private Medical cover, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups, recognition and much more.

Make this great opportunity yours!