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  • Sales Director - SAAS

    Birmingham
    Permanent
    £90,000 - £100,000

    As the Sales Director, will be the lead contributor to deliver revenue against targets with the future goal of building out the business unit for the UK, and internationally. You will play a lead role in taking the product to market and growing new revenue streams within this SaaS organisation.

    • Excellent SAAS Sales Leadership Role

    • A rare opportunity to help take a product to market

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  • Sales Director - Accountancy Firm

    Surrey
    Permanent
    £85,000 - £100,000

    The Sales Director position is a true New Business Development role - the successful candidate will be expected to close a significant portion of the leads that are provided to them as well as generate their own opportunities. The firm is targeting SMEs with an outsourced finance and accounting service offering.

    • A fast growth professional services firm with significant private investment

    • The chance to be a building block on which they structure a team

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  • Sales Director - Financial Services

    Newcastle upon Tyne
    Permanent
    £50,000

    Our client are a top 50 accountancy firm looking to hire a Sales Director. The role will focus on growing their client base across the North of England

    • Top 50 Accountancy Firm

    • High Growth Opportunity

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  • Global Sales Director

    Dundee
    Permanent
    • Leading, developing and growing a Global sales function
    • Setting up processes and procedures to monitor and control a Global Sales function



    • An opportunity to make a significant impact at a crucial time in their evolution

    • Make your mark leading and establishing a Global Sales function

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  • European Sales Director

    London
    Permanent
    £110,000 - £130,000

    We are looking for a European Sales Director to manage retail accounts across Europe.

    • Innovative and exciting homewares business

    • Great growth story

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  • Sales Director - SaaS (For Health & Life Insurance)

    London
    Permanent
    £90,000 - £115,000

    The role of SaaS Sales Director is to develop an international sales team from the ground up. You will use your experience of selling SaaS in to Health and Life Insurance companies to grow revenue.

    • Great chance to join a start up SaaS company focused on Health & Life Insurance

    • Responsible for EMEA Sales territory and growing a new team

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  • Export Sales Director - FMCG Business based in the North West

    North West England
    Permanent

    Manage and Develop the Global Export Markets

    Lead and Develop the Export Team

    • FMCG Export Sales Experience; Based in the North West Based

    • Managing and Leading Team within Export

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  • Director of Business Growth/Sales Director - SaaS

    Bristol
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £100,000

    A fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing Software business in the role of Director of Business Growth/Sales Director.

    • An exciting opportunity to lead all the revenue generating departments.

    • Rapidly growing and successful SaaS business.

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  • Sales Director -US/UK Market (Smart Products)

    England
    Permanent

    This is an exciting start-up opportunity for individuals with smart product categories sales experience in US/ UK Market.

    • Start-Up

    • Great Autonomy

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  • Sales and Marketing Director

    Greater Manchester
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £75,000

    This is Sales and Marketing Director role working for a distributor of machinery and spare parts for the Hire and Construction sector.

    • Do you have experience of growing and developing high performing teams?

    • Do you have experience in motivating sales teams?

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  • VP Sales - International AI software business

    London
    Permanent
    £150,000 - £200,000

    The VP of Sales will be responsible for creating and delivering the UK sales strategy for an award-winning and high growth international RPA SaaS business. This is a newly created role and will lead the development of new business and maximise revenue streams.

    • Award winning high growth AI-powered concierge / intelligent assistant software

    • Responsibility to drive and deliver UK sales

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  • Digital Sales Manager, Digital Marketing Manager

    South East England
    Temporary

    A unique opportunity to join a global Hygiene business as the conduit between sales & digital marketing, enabling the sales team the digital sales tools & techniques for customer engagement.

    • A unique Interim project to translate Digital selling tools to a Sales team

    • An Interim Digi Sales project to be the conduit between Sales & Marketing

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  • VP - Equity Sales

    London
    Permanent

    My client is a leading IB with strong links to the Asian capital markets who are seeking to strengthen their London based Equity Sales desk through the addition of the Mandarin-speaking Equity Salesperson.

    You will cover the European Institutional client base with respect to their research, IPOs, corporate access, and prime brokerage.

    • Equity Sales opportunity in the European markets for a fluent Chinese speaker

    • Promote the Bank's research, IPOs, corporate access and prime brokerage services

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  • VP - Credit Sales

    London
    Permanent

    The role is to act as a Credit Salesperson for the Bank's Corporate and Institutional European client base. You will assist clients' hedging needs, and provide them solutions using Rates and FX strategies in the Asian markets.

    • London based Credit Sales role covering the Asian primary and secondary markets

    • Working for a leading IB in the Asian markets

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  • VP Leveraged Finance Loan Sales - UK & Europe

    London
    Permanent

    Exciting opportunity for a VP Leveraged Finance Loan Sales - UK & Europe to join a leading European Corporate & Investment Bank Based in London.

    • Leveraged Finance & Project Finance Distribution, Sales and Trading

    • Leading European Corporate & Investment Bank. London

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  • Sales Director or Growth Director - Digital Brand Agency

    West Yorkshire
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £60,000

    Consultancy who've built 3 prongs to their offering (brand performance/innovation and tech and a pretty unique product design toolkit.) Based W. Yorkshire but flex on location and work pattern.

    • New breed of consultancy with big ambition and a great proposition

    • A chance to shape an agency sales and marketing function

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  • Head of Business Development, Sales Director, Business Development, Head of Sales

    West Midlands
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £70,000

    Fantastic Head of Business Development role within a well-respected leader in specialist precision component manufacturing. This is a new and exciting role that has been developed to further grow the business across new and existing sectors and markets.

    The role will be UK based with domestic and international travel.

    • Newly developed position - Head of Business Development

    • Innovative and successful company which is highly respected across industry

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  • senior sales manager, head of sales, sales manager, sales director

    Birmingham
    Permanent
    £70,000 - £80,000

    Head of Sales will have the ability to lead a team and enhance the sales process from business development through to delivery. Previous background as a Senior Sales Manager who has worked in specialist security is key.

    • Exciting and growing company with an agile approach to an ever-changing market.

    • Fantastic organisation who value their people.

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  • Infrastructure Architect - Cloud project - Initial 9 month contract

    England
    Temporary
    £500 - £550 per day

    Infrastructure Architect - Cloud project - Initial 9 month contract

    Within this role you will map out and manage the SD-WAN implantation and the migration of the data centres to the cloud. The client is also looking for someone who can develop and grow the architecture practice, inline with the overall business plans.

    • Opportunity to develop and grow the Architecture practice within the business.

    • Large project portfolio, including Cloud data centre migration

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  • Business Development Director

    England
    Permanent

    Senior Sales/ Business Development Director

    Build a strong market position by locating, developing, defining, and closing new business opportunities.

    Examines risks and potentials for any proposed business opportunities.

    • Market Leader in the Hard & Soft FM Space

    • Great Career prospects

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  • Finance Director - High-Growth e-commerce business

    Kent
    Permanent

    Superb opportunity to join fast-growth e-commerce / e-tail business looking for their first finance director, working towards a trade sale or to secure private equity investment.

    • Superb opportunity to join rapidly growing e-commerce business

    • Work towards a trade sale or equity investment

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The role of a Sales Director

One of the most high-profile roles in any company, a sales director shoulders the weighty responsibility of leading the sales team in order to hit goals and targets set out by the board. While the tasks of professionals in sales director roles vary depending on the organisation, they typically work across strategy and leadership to deliver increasing sales.

 

Expected job role tasks

 

Driving sales and overseeing sales performance is the central task of a sales director, with this making up a huge part of the role. They take on the responsibility of hitting targets, and answer to shareholders and the other directors should sales drop. Strategy also comprises a large part of the role. Sales directors work alongside the board to set out an ambitious, but achievable business strategy. They then implement the sales-related actions needed to hit it. Sales must be a highly cost effective department, and consequently budget management falls firmly within the remit of sales directors. 

 

They must set a budget and ensure the department sticks to it through decision making around aspects of sales like salaries, commission, and whether a meeting is valuable enough to justify the travel costs. People management comprises a huge part of the sales director role: this individual must be a true leader able to motivate and develop their team to hit targets and goals. This segment of the role also includes recruitment, onboarding, and personal development. As a sales expert, sales directors will often be brought in to deal directly with high-value clients or leads, which requires them to complete relationship building and business development tasks.

 

Sales directors are also charged with protecting profit margins, which mean they need to have a deep understanding of sales figures, expenses, and overheads. They must strive to ensure that sales volumes remain high, while prices are also kept at a level conducive to making a profit. The sales director will also be responsible for communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including employees, directors, clients, and suppliers - as well as representing the company at conferences, networking events, and trade shows. Additionally, the sales director would be expected to forecast changes in their market, and respond with an effective strategy to navigate any such shifts. They should also identify and report on new business opportunities. 

 

Primary function

 

Sales directors are responsible for strategically leading a business’ sales department. They typically sit on the board of directors, where they contribute to the overall corporate strategy from a sales perspective. 

 

Key hard/soft skills

 

Sales directors must have outstanding sales and negotiation skills, as well as overall strong business sense. Numeracy, budgeting, and financial skills are a must. The ability to motivate and lead a team, using enthusiasm, drive, and initiative, is key to being successful in a sales director role. Furthermore, candidates for sales director jobs should excel at communication, and be able to work well under substantial pressure. Their planning and organisational skills should be second to none, while IT and reporting skills are also essential. Due to the amount of travel involved in a sales director role, candidates should also be in possession of a full driving license.

 

Qualifications required

 

In order to rise to the level of sales director, applicants will need to have significant experience within the industry. While a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree may make a sales director candidate more appealing to a potential employer, those with a proven track record of sales success, formal qualifications are not always deemed essential. However, there are myriad professional qualifications salespeople can take to level up their career and ensure they’re always at the cutting edge of the industry. These include NVQs in sales management, ISSM diplomas in sales, account management, strategic sales and account management, and the CIM Advanced Certificate in Sales Management.  

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