Sales Director

Headliners Recruitment; Normanton on Trent; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Basic salary £90,000 - £100,000

Performance-related bonus

Car allowance

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Income protection

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Headliners Recruitment is supporting a highly successful international technology business to recruit a Sales Director to lead the UK sales operation, develop strategic customer relationships and drive revenue growth. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on commercial management across the UK and occasional international travel.

The successful candidate will own the sales strategy, coach a high-performing team, and collaborate with key partners to deliver value-driven technical

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing sales teams.
• Strong commercial acumen with a demonstrable record of revenue and profit growth.
• Background in electronics components, electronics engineering, industrial technology, or related sectors.
• Degree educated, ideally within Electronics Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing complex customer relationships and strategic accounts.
• Strong forecasting, planning and CRM management capabilities.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the sales strategy to achieve ambitious growth objectives.
• Lead, motivate and develop a multi-disciplinary sales team across the UK
• Drive revenue, profitability and market share growth.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, suppliers and strategic partners.
• Champion effective CRM usage, pipeline management and sales forecasting.
• Promote new business development and design-win activity.
• Implement performance metrics and reporting processes to support informed decision‑making.
• Identify and capitalise on market opportunities and emerging technologies.
• Ensure customer requirements are translated into value-driven technical solutions.
• Support the continued development of the company's reputation as a leading solutions provider.

Skills

Sales leadership

CRM management

Forecasting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Team development

Education

Electronics engineering degree

Tools

CRM software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Sales Director - Berkshire (with occasional international travel) c £100,000 Bonus Car Allowance Excellent Benefits – Hybrid / Remote

Are you an experienced sales leader with a passion for engineering or technical solutions?

Our client is a highly successful international technology business that collaborates with leading manufacturers and OEMs, delivering innovative, value-added solutions into a range of growing industrial and technology markets.

As part of continued growth and investment, they are looking to appoint a commercially driven Sales Director to lead their UK sales operation, develop strategic customer relationships, and drive sustainable revenue growth.

The Role

Reporting directly to the senior leadership team, you will take ownership of the overall sales strategy, leading a high-performing Sales team while identifying new opportunities for growth across existing and emerging markets.

This is a highly visible leadership position that combines strategic planning with hands-on commercial management. You will be responsible for building strong supplier and customer partnerships, improving sales effectiveness, and ensuring the business continues to strengthen its position as a trusted technical solutions provider.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the sales strategy to achieve ambitious growth objectives.
• Lead, motivate and develop a multi-disciplinary sales team across the UK
• Drive revenue, profitability and market share growth.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, suppliers and strategic partners.
• Champion effective CRM usage, pipeline management and sales forecasting.
• Promote new business development and design-win activity.
• Implement performance metrics and reporting processes to support informed decision-making.
• Identify and capitalise on market opportunities and emerging technologies.
• Ensure customer requirements are translated into value-driven technical solutions.
• Support the continued development of the company's reputation as a leading solutions provider.
• About You

You are an inspirational sales leader who combines commercial awareness with the ability to build, coach and develop successful teams.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing sales teams.
• Strong commercial acumen with a demonstrable record of achieving revenue and profit growth.
• Background within electronics components, electronics engineering, technical solutions, industrial technology, or related sectors.
• Degree educated, ideally within Electronics Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing complex customer relationships and strategic accounts.
• Strong forecasting, planning and CRM management capabilities.
• Full UK driving licence.

What's On Offer

• Basic salary of £90,000 - £100,000
• Performance-related bonus
• Car allowance
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Career progression opportunities within a growing international organisation