Sales Director in Reading, Berkshire

Posted by Headliners Recruitment

£90,000 – £100,000 a year

Reading · Permanent

Sales Director - Berkshire  (with occasional international travel) c £100,000 Bonus Car Allowance Excellent Benefits – Hybrid / Remote

 

Are you an experienced sales leader with a passion for engineering or technical solutions?

Our client is a highly successful international technology business that collaborates with leading manufacturers and OEMs, delivering innovative, value-added solutions into a range of growing industrial and technology markets.

As part of continued growth and investment, they are looking to appoint a commercially driven Sales Director to lead their UK sales operation, develop strategic customer relationships, and drive sustainable revenue growth.

The Role

Reporting directly to the senior leadership team, you will take ownership of the overall sales strategy, leading a high-performing Sales team while identifying new opportunities for growth across existing and emerging markets.

This is a highly visible leadership position that combines strategic planning with hands-on commercial management. You will be responsible for building strong supplier and customer partnerships, improving sales effectiveness, and ensuring the business continues to strengthen its position as a trusted technical solutions provider.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver the sales strategy to achieve ambitious growth objectives.
  • Lead, motivate and develop a multi-disciplinary sales team across the UK
  • Drive revenue, profitability and market share growth.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, suppliers and strategic partners.
  • Champion effective CRM usage, pipeline management and sales forecasting.
  • Promote new business development and design-win activity.
  • Implement performance metrics and reporting processes to support informed decision-making.
  • Identify and capitalise on market opportunities and emerging technologies.
  • Ensure customer requirements are translated into value-driven technical solutions.
  • Support the continued development of the company's reputation as a leading solutions provider.
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  • About You

You are an inspirational sales leader who combines commercial awareness with the ability to build, coach and develop successful teams.

 

Essential Requirements

  • Proven experience leading and developing high-performing sales teams.
  • Strong commercial acumen with a demonstrable record of achieving revenue and profit growth.
  • Background within electronics components, electronics engineering, technical solutions, industrial technology, or related sectors.
  • Degree educated, ideally within Electronics Engineering or a related technical discipline.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience managing complex customer relationships and strategic accounts.
  • Strong forecasting, planning and CRM management capabilities.
  • Full UK driving licence.
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What's On Offer

  • Basic salary of £90,000 - £100,000
  • Performance-related bonus
  • Car allowance
  • Private healthcare
  • Pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Income protection
  • Career progression opportunities within a growing international organisation
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Apply Today

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Sales Director or senior commercial leader to join a respected technology business and play a key role in shaping its future growth strategy.

If you have a background in electronics, engineering, or technical solutions and are looking for a position where you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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