Sales Director

SALES DIRECTOR
North-East England
Competitive Basic Salary + Uncapped Bonus + Car Allowance + Executive Benefits

Ready to lead from the front, win major national accounts and drive serious commercial growth?

Get Recruited is proud to be partnering with an established and award-winning business that has been delivering innovative print, marketing, and point-of-sale solutions to some of the UK's leading brands for over 40 years. As the business continues its ambitious growth journey, they're now looking to appoint an exceptional Sales Director to shape and deliver the next phase of their commercial strategy.

This is a standout opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role with a highly respected organisation known for quality, innovation and exceptional customer service. You'll have the freedom to shape the commercial agenda, strengthen relationships with major brands and build a sales function with the ambition, structure and energy to deliver meaningful long-term growth.

The Role
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you'll take ownership of the company's commercial strategy, leading the sales team whilst personally developing key client relationships and identifying new market opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the company's commercial sales strategy to deliver ambitious growth objectives
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing sales team, driving a culture of accountability and success
• Identify and secure new business opportunities with national and enterprise-level clients
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with key stakeholders and strategic accounts
• Work closely with marketing, production and operations to ensure a seamless customer experience
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and emerging opportunities to strengthen the company's market position
• Drive sales performance through KPI management, forecasting and pipeline reporting
• Support major client presentations, tenders and commercial negotiations
• Manage key strategic accounts while identifying opportunities for further growth
• Represent the business at industry events, networking opportunities and client meetings

About You
We're looking for an inspirational commercial leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to winning business and developing people.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Sales Director, Head of Sales or Commercial Director
• Demonstrable success developing and implementing commercial growth strategies
• Strong background in business development and winning high-value accounts
• Experience leading, coaching and developing successful sales teams
• Outstanding negotiation, communication and relationship-building skills
• Commercially astute with strong forecasting and pipeline management experience
• A proactive, results-driven approach with the ability to influence at all levels
• Experience within print, marketing services, retail POS, packaging or a related sector would be highly advantageous

What's In It For You?

• Competitive executive salary
• Uncapped performance bonus
• Car allowance
• Executive benefits package
• Pension scheme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Genuine autonomy to shape the commercial direction of the business
• Opportunity to work with some of the UK's best-known retail and consumer brands
• Long-term career opportunity within an ambitious, growing and highly respected organisation

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