Sales Director - Bristol, United Kingdom - Page Group

Page Group

Verified Company

Bristol, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

A Sales Director role with a commercial focus & responsibility for sales, cost management and delivering performance against key metrics

Leading an established sales team working with key retail partners including Curry's, John Lewis & Boots.

Client Details

Family run business in the consumer industry who combine innovative technology in their own state-of-the-art laboratories, with leading edge design to produce products that work better.

Their global products feature in both online and offline retailers.

Due to a continued drive to reward hard work in their business, the Sales Director role has become available due to an international internal promotion.

Description

The Sales Director will be responsible for delivering monthly sales volumes and communicating to the management team and wider business any changes to the budget, target, or latest estimate with a plan to address
Working with Marketing and Finance to plan below the line investments to create the best return on investment
Responsible for the planning and execution of new product launches with key customers
Develop a deep understanding of the key retailers and their objectives and be able to influence at all levels, to deliver business plans
Conduct regular meetings with key contacts within the trade to ensure customer account plans are on track
Regular collaborative meetings between key customers to build and discuss strategic growth plans and JBPs
Direct the account team for all major trading agreements and subsequent negotiations with customers; drive European trading strategies
Understand key customer initiatives with the customer. (e.g. Category management, in store fixtures, customer experience, returns etc
Work effectively with key functions to promote the sales agreements, ensuring they are aligned with overall market expectations.
Set up a compelling vision for their retail future in the UK Retail landscape
Bring cohesive leadership to the Key Accounts teams and the Retail Activation teams
Inspire, lead and motivate the team through regular feedback, 1: 1's, PDP.s ,and objectives
Placing customer experience at the heart of all processes and decisions.
Manage processes to ensure that the team is as effective as possible to meet business goals
Identifies gaps in knowledge and skills in the team and builds appropriate training solutions
Develops talent and succession plans

Profile

You will be a strategic leader with the proven ability to set and implement a retail strategy, leading a team as you do so in balancing the long-term vision with the short-term deliverables.

You are a strong communicator with a bias for action and to getthings done with a positive attitude, energetic, engaging and positive approach.

Job Offer
Competitive basic salary

Market leading bonus

Executive Package

International Opportunities