Sales Director

3Search Executive; Chester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension

Life assurance

Free breakfast

Subsidised lunches

Job summary

3Search Executive is seeking a Sales Director to lead UK new business, shaping a more predictable commercial engine. Based in Chester, you’ll own targets, forecast accuracy and the pipeline, with a consultative, solution-led approach.

The role offers a base salary of £120,000–£135,000 plus performance incentives, relocation support, and a culture-led environment that values outcomes and leadership of diverse sales teams.

Qualifications

• Senior sales leadership experience within SaaS, subscription or technology-enabled services.
• Evidence of improving commercial performance across SME or mid-market customers.
• Strong forecasting, performance management and operational discipline.
• Confident working hands-on with strategic deals and customer conversations.
• Credible, emotionally intelligent leadership with low ego.

Responsibilities

• Own UK new business targets, pipeline health and forecast accuracy.
• Shift the sales approach towards consultative, solution-led engagement.
• Increase outbound activity and access to higher-value opportunities.
• Lead teams spanning SDR, SME, vertical markets and business development.
• Represent the organisation during major pitches and industry engagements.

Skills

Senior sales leadership

Forecasting

Strategic deals

Emotional intelligence

Leadership

Job description

• £120,000–£135,000 base salary plus performance-related incentives
• Potential Relocation Support
• Chester Area - 5 days a week

Our client is an established UK business services provider with significant scale, strong market credibility and a substantial existing customer base. The appointment of a Sales Director supports the next stage of its commercial growth, with a clear opportunity to improve new business performance, strengthen leadership capability and build a more proactive sales culture. You’ll join an extraordinary people-focused organisation that values thoughtful evolution over unnecessary disruption, giving you the backing and autonomy to make a visible impact across revenue, team performance and customer engagement.

The Sales Director will lead and inspire the UK new business organisation, creating a more predictable commercial engine while shaping the people, and processes needed for more sustained growth.

What You'll Do:

• Own UK new business targets, pipeline health and forecast accuracy
• Shift the sales approach towards consultative, solution-led engagement
• Increase outbound activity and access to higher-value opportunities
• Lead teams spanning SDR, SME, vertical markets and business development
• Represent the organisation during major pitches and industry engagements

You Will Need:

• Senior sales leadership experience within SaaS, subscription or technology-enabled services
• Evidence of improving commercial performance across SME or mid-market customers
• Strong forecasting, performance management and operational discipline
• Confidence working hands-on with strategic deals and customer conversations
• A credible, emotionally intelligent and low-ego leadership approach

Why You’ll Love It

• Genuine influence over the future structure of the commercial function
• Opportunity to develop an established leadership team and sales organisation
• Work in a truly culture-led environment

Includes

• Private medical insurance, pension and life assurance
• Free breakfast and subsidised lunches at their HQ

Within 12–18 months, success will include more consistent new business results, stronger collaboration across Sales, Marketing and Revenue Operations, and measurable progress towards solution-led selling. You’ll have the opportunity to create clearer accountability while building a motivated, capable and commercially confident team.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all employees and job applicants. In line with the Equality Act 2010, we strive to create and maintain a working environment in which everyone is able to make the best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

Due to a high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to successful candidates.