Sales Director

Cavendish Maine; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the bathroom sector is seeking a Sales Director to drive sustainable growth and lead a developing sales team. The successful candidate will manage key accounts, establish trading plans, and conduct market analysis. This role offers a competitive salary based on experience, bonuses, great benefits, and a car. To apply, send your CV to the provided contact.

Benefits

Bonus

Great benefits

Company car

Qualifications

• Experience managing a sales team of external and internal sales professionals.
• Track record in delivering a strategic Sales and Marketing plan.
• Ideally working within the KBB sector or related markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a developing sales team to achieve targets.
• Manage and develop new and existing customers.
• Develop a long-term strategy for the business.

Skills

Team Leadership

Coaching

Strategic Planning

Market Analysis

Job description

Overview

The company are a market leading organisation within the Kitchen Bedroom Bathroom sector (specifically the Bathroom marketplace) that are looking to strengthen their senior management team with the key recruitment of a Sales Director.

The organisation has been expanding and are constantly looking for new business opportunities. It is an exciting time to join and develop your career within this leading company who want their employees to grow and develop along with the company.

About the role

This role is critical to the sustainable growth and ultimate success of the business within the next decade and key points are;

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership – Lead a quickly developing team, coaching individuals to achieve their full potential. Set objectives and targets and provide regular feedback on performance, dealing objectively with underperformance.
• Coach and develop existing sales professionals as well as recruiting new sales reps.
• Manage and develop new and existing customers (including Key Accounts) in line with the business growth plan.
• New Accounts – Agree revenue and profit targets for new accounts and work with the team to implement strategies to achieve these.
• Planning – Based on discussions with customers, work with the Managing Director and the sales team to establish trading plans and forecasts to achieve revenue and profit targets in line with broader business expectations.
• Market Analysis and Research – Undertake analysis and support company research to better understand the markets we operate in; monitor competitor activity. Present findings to colleagues and customers as required.
• Develop a long-term strategy for the company with the three main routes to market: Retail, Key Accounts and Merchant sectors.

About the individual

The ideal candidate will have experience managing a sales team of external and internal sales professionals, having trained, developed, and recruited those individuals and has delivered a strategic Sales and Marketing plan within an organisation.

You will ideally be currently working within the KBB sector, ideally Bathrooms sector or a related market such as Ceramic Tiles.

Remuneration

Basic dependant on experience, with Bonus, great Benefits and Car.

How to apply

In the first instance please forward your CV to Russell Cripps - [e-mail]

Reference: RC/2309

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