Head of Ag US Sales & Growth

William Reed; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Sick leave

Bank holidays

Me Day

401(K) match

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

William Reed in Chicago is seeking a Head of Sales - Ag US to lead commercial performance for the Ag vertical across the US market. You will drive revenue growth, deepen strategic customer relationships, and enable a high-performing US-based commercial team.

The role involves cross-vertical opportunities (Food and Nutra) and requires travel to New York, other US events, and regular visits to Chicago. Strong leadership and multi-product sales experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant commercial leadership experience within B2B media, events, digital publishing or similar environments.
• Proven success delivering revenue growth through new business, retention and account expansion.
• Demonstrated experience directing, coaching and developing commercial sales teams.
• Experience of multi-product sales environments including events, sponsorship, digital media, content solutions and data products.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial performance for the Ag vertical across the US market, delivering revenue growth and customer retention.
• Develop and execute commercial plans for the Ag vertical to support long-term market development.
• Coach and develop the US commercial team to build a high-performance culture.
• Drive new business acquisition, account expansion and customer retention within Ag, with opportunities for Food and Nutra.
• Identify integrated partnership opportunities across events, digital media and data products.
• Use customer insight and market intelligence to inform judgments and future growth opportunities.
• Maintain accurate forecasting, pipeline management and commercial reporting.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, editorial and events teams to maximize commercial success.
• Represent the team in meetings and events to build strategic relationships with senior customers and industry stakeholders.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Revenue growth

Team coaching

Multi-product sales

Executive relationship-building

Forecasting & CRM

Market insights

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CRM systems

Analytics tools

Job description

William Reed in Chicago is seeking a Head of Sales - Ag US to lead commercial performance for the Ag vertical across the US market. You will drive revenue growth, deepen strategic customer relationships, and enable a high-performing US-based commercial team.

The role involves cross-vertical opportunities (Food and Nutra) and requires travel to New York, other US events, and regular visits to Chicago. Strong leadership and multi-product sales experience are essential.