Sales Director

Are you a strategic and commercially driven Sales Director with proven commitment and loyalty to business?  Do you enjoy a role where business development is still part of your remit? Can you build and maintain professional and long-lasting customer relationships?

We’ve been retained by a leading FMCG manufacturer whose products are sold to consumers, retailers and manufacturers around the globe.

As a key player in the senior leadership team, you’ll be responsible for UK sales operations across multiple divisions.

What You Get

• An impressive basic salary
• 20% annual bonus
• A car allowance which will far exceed any you've had before
• Enhanced pension
• Remote working

About You

• You will have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar leadership role in FMCG manufacturing.
• You’ll be an inspiring leader for your team; you’ll nurture and develop them to succeed in everything they do.
• You’ll be diverse in your knowledge of FMCG and manufacturing.
• We're looking for somebody visible and present - your team and customers need access to you.
• You must be professional in your sales approach and have the ability to sell directly to business owners, Managing Directors and CEO’s.
• Ideally, you’ll be degree educated.
• Preferable experience will be from working in the chemicals, packaging, textiles, paper industries and with FMCG products.
• You must be prepared to travel regularly to visit your customers around the UK. 
• There will also be occasional overseas travel. 
• You should be located either East or North Midlands, Cheshire, Manchester, Yorkshire or Derbyshire and will work from home.

About The Job

• You’ll join as Sales Director.
• Reporting to the MD, you’ll manage a team of National and Area Sales Managers.
• You will create and implement strategic and tactical sales plans for the UK. This will include development of the current marketing strategy.
• You will inherit several key customer accounts which have been nurtured over decades; you’ll continue to grow and develop these relationships, retaining the business.
• Communication will be a key part of your role, and you will need to liaise regularly with manufacturing, customer service, finance and your sales team to ensure customer expectations are met or exceeded.
• You will be responsible for annual UK sales forecasting across all divisions.
• Driven by results, you’ll guide your team through periods of active growth.

About The Company

• One of the worlds largest, vertical manufacturers of foam products.
• They boast over 60 worldwide locations.
• A business who regularly invest profits back in to the company and it's employees.

The business offers a highly competitive financial package including an exceptional car allowance. It's a home based role but you will need to attend Head Office in Manchester at least once or twice per month. 

Further to an already trusted and successful working partnership with Bowmay, we’ve been retained exclusively to recruit a their new Sales Director.

For a confidential, yet transparent conversation about this role, please don’t hesitate to call and speak to Lucy. Alternatively, please apply now.

Please note that whilst they are in a position to take someone on straight away, the right person must first be found.  It will be a 3 stage interview process.