Sales Director

POST recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK's recruitment agency is seeking an accomplished Sales Director to steer a high-performing sales leadership team across southern England. This pivotal role involves mentoring Regional Area Managers while driving a data-led sales culture. Candidates must possess extensive B2B sales leadership experience and demonstrate a strong command of coaching methodologies and consultative selling. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £120,000, alongside impressive benefits including a company car and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Company car

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Share save scheme

Supportive culture with progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level B2B sales leadership experience.
• Proven experience managing managers in a high-performance, multi-region environment.
• Strong understanding of data-driven, consultative selling.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop Regional Area Managers.
• Drive regional performance against KPIs and revenue targets.
• Collaborate across departments for consistent execution of commercial plans.

Skills

B2B sales leadership experience

Managing managers

Coaching senior leaders

Data-driven sales

Excellent communication skills

Job description

We are recruiting for an exceptional Sales Director to lead a high-performing senior sales leadership team within a market leader. This Sales Director role is a true manager-of-managers position, requiring gravitas, strategic capability, and the confidence to develop highly accomplished Regional Area Managers, each of whom leads a high-performing field-based team.

The teams you will oversee are based across the southern half of the UK, so the ideal Sales Director will be located in the Midlands or South to effectively support, coach and travel across the region. These teams sell consultatively, using data, insight and narrative to demonstrate value, so your ability to elevate this approach is essential.

The Role

As the Sales Director, you will mentor and develop a group of high-performing Regional Area Managers, each responsible for a region of commercially strong Account Managers who use insight, data and value-led storytelling to help customers make informed decisions. Your leadership will drive continued growth and ensure high performance across all southern territories.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop Regional Area Managers to build high-performing regional teams.
• Apply structured coaching methods experience with the GROW model is a strong advantage.
• Embed data-led, insight-driven selling across senior leaders and their teams.
• Drive regional performance against KPIs, revenue targets and account strategies.
• Oversee forecasting, planning, reporting and long‑term leadership development.
• Lead succession planning, recruitment and resource allocation across the southern region.
• Build credibility with customers at senior level, acting as a trusted point of escalation.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure national commercial plans are executed consistently.

About You

To excel in this Sales Director opportunity, you will bring:

• Significant senior‑level B2B sales leadership experience.
• Proven experience managing managers in a high‑performance, multi‑region environment.
• Gravitas and presence when coaching senior leaders.
• Familiarity with the GROW coaching methodology or similar structured frameworks.
• Strong understanding of data‑driven, consultative and narrative‑led sales.
• Excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills.
• Ideally based from the Midlands downwards to effectively manage the southern team.

Salary & Benefits

• Up to £120,000 basic salary
• £15,000 OTE (capped)
• Company car suitable for a senior leadership role
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Share save scheme
• Pension scheme and life assurance
• Hybrid working pattern
• Retail, lifestyle and travel benefits
• Supportive, people‑focused culture with real progression opportunities

Apply Today

If you are a people‑focused Sales Director with the coaching capability, commercial strength and leadership presence to develop exceptional Regional Area Managers and drive a data‑led, value‑driven sales culture across the south of the UK, we would love to hear from you.

This vacancy is being advertised by POST Recruitment Ltd, an Employment Agency. Visit our website for more details.