Head Of Strategic Sales

Michael Page (UK); East Midlands; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established organisation in transport is seeking a Head of Strategic Sales to build relationships with stakeholders and lead customer conversations. Ideal candidates will have proven success in B2B sales within logistics. This role offers a competitive salary, a company car, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car

Opportunities for professional growth

Supportive company culture

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Ability to build rapport effortlessly with stakeholders.
• Experience in complex B2B sales, preferably in logistics.
• Skilled in navigating long sales cycles and tenders.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with senior stakeholders in diverse sectors.
• Lead customer conversations to uncover needs.
• Develop winning proposals with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Exceptional communication

Proven success in B2B sales

Strategic thinking

Outcome-focused

Job description

About Our Client

My client is a well-established organisation within the warehouse and transport sector, recognised for its expertise and commitment to customer excellence. The leadership team are passionate, and have a clear mission to deliver the best customer experience possible.

Job Description

As Head of Strategic Sales you will:

• Build trusted, consultative relationships with senior stakeholders across diverse sectors
• Lead insightful customer conversations to uncover needs, challenges, and goals
• Convert customer insight into tailored, commercially compelling logistics solutions
• Partner cross-functionally with pricing, operations, and design teams to develop winning proposals
• Drive proposal creation from initial engagement to successful award
• Foster long-term partnerships through trust, innovation, and delivery excellence
• Champion the customer voice to fuel continuous improvement and innovation

The Successful Applicant

A successful Head of Strategic Sales should have:

• Exceptional communicator and active listener who builds rapport effortlessly.
• Proven success in complex B2B sales, ideally within the contract logistics sector
• Skilled in navigating long sales cycles, frameworks, and tenders
• Strategic thinker with a natural curiosity for solving problems
• Collaborative team player, driven by shared success
• Outcome-focused with a flexible, adaptive approach

What’s on Offer

• A competitive salary
• A company car as part of the benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth within the logistics sector.
• A supportive and collaborative company culture.
• Comprehensive benefits package to complement the salary.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a strategic sales leadership role. If you are ready to take the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply.