Details:
- Salary: £65,000 - 70,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Nationwide
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Our client is a leading market leader in Bioreactor technology, and they are currently looking for a Sales Director to join their team. The role is reporting directly into the CEO.
The Role:
* Strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing all commercial operations and driving the growth of the business aligned to Board expectations.
* Support client base, understand their organisations and generate new opportunities to sell.
* Effectively manage the Sales team, promoting a culture of collaboration and service excellence.
* Play an active part in operational leadership, supporting business strategy and delivery and advising the Board on recommendations for growth.
* Provide market insights to guide strategic commercial decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Deliver and capitalise on sales opportunities.
* Research new potential customers as well as new potential market sectors.
* Manage distributors and work with them to develop opportunities.
* Attend trade shows and demonstrations.
* Help deliver new marketing initiatives and other campaigns.
* Encourage personal development and help others to succeed.
* Open communication and effective team-working across the business.
* Make a proactive contribution to continuous improvement throughout the organisation.
* Attend and actively contribute to company meetings.
* Inspire a high-performing sales team, through the setting of clear targets in collaboration with the CEO.
* Provide visionary leadership and mentorship to the sales team, promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation and client-centricity.
* Identify and pursue new business opportunities, expanding their client portfolio and market presence.
Ideal Candidate:
* Degree in life Science or equivalent
* Fermentation experience and working with Bioreactors.
* Experience of sales growth and building a sales pipeline in a similar industry
* Experience of working with distribution channels.
* Managing a sales team and responsible for team performance
* Ability to maximise sales opportunities with existing customers and extend customer base to new clients and market sectors