Sales Director

Are you're an experienced National Sales Manager, or Sales Director, with a track record of building sales pipelines and sales teams? Are you a skilled front-line sales professional with a background in the manufacture and distribution of electrical / electronic products or components - ideally through the distribution channel? We need you to be our new UK Sales Manager, Sales Director. Apply to find out more.

BASIC SALARY: Circa £100,000

BENEFITS:
· Company car / allowance
· Bonus based on sales margin
· Good holiday package rising with service
· Access to full company benefits including pension etc.

LOCATION: Watford

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Hemel Hempstead, Luton, St Albans, Aylesbury, Stevenage, Milton Keynes, London

JOB DESCRIPTION: National Sales Manager, Sales Director, UK Sales Manager - Electrical / Electronic Testing Equipment

This National Sales Manager role (Director of Sales) will see you take ownership of the sales function of our successful manufacturer, distributor and importer of Electrical / Electronic Testing Equipment.

Based in Watford, you will be working alongside the senior leadership team, generating new and existing business in a front line sales capacity. You will also have full responsibility for guiding the strategic direction of the commercial and sales operation - recruiting, managing and developing the sales team - whilst also taking ownership of budgets and targets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Be dealing with several key accounts - working on the specification of our product range to new and existing clients across Utilities, Engineering, Facilities Management, Contracting and general Industrial customers.
2. Conduct a holistic review of the sales function across the company and, alongside the Directorship team, identify and implement the correct strategy for growth including hiring, managing, targets and budgets.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

1. Have a proven track record of sales, business development and key account management success from a manufacturer, distributor or importer of electrical / electronic products or components.
2. Be a strategic leader who can guide the commercial direction of the business whilst also acting as the ‘face of the company’ in a front-line senior sales role, capable of building long term relationships.
3. Have managed sales teams to targets of £2m - £10m.
4. Have experience of building, developing and managing a sales team and know how to get the best out of sales professionals.
5. Most probably have an electrical / electronic qualification - though a time served sales professional within an appropriate sector would also suffice.

THE COMPANY: We are a well established branded manufacturer of portable / hand held electronic test equipment.

PROSPECTS: This is a Director of Sales designate position. You will be promoted to a Directors role within the short to medium term once you establish yourself within the business.

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: SP17804, Wallace Hind Selection