National Field Sales Director

West Midlands Permanent View Job Description
As the National Field Sales Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the sales and people strategy. You will lead and inspire a large team of managers and field sales professionals, driving performance and developing innovative approaches to exceed targets. This is a high-impact role where your strategic vision, commercial acumen, and people leadership skills will be instrumental in advancing the business market position.
  • Global market leading customer centric business
  • High impact role to lead and inspire a national field sales team

About Our Client

My client is committed to delivering exceptional workplace solutions that make everyday work life easier for businesses. As a global leader, they pride themselves on their customer-centric approach, innovative product offerings, and commitment to sustainability. With a presence in multiple countries and over 10,000 employees, their mission is to be the preferred partner for businesses worldwide, offering tailored solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern workplaces.

Job Description

As the National Field Sales Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the field sales strategy across the UK & I. You will lead and inspire a team of sales professionals, driving performance and developing innovative approaches to exceed targets. This is a high-impact role where your strategic vision, commercial acumen, and people leadership skills will be instrumental in advancing the organisations market position.

What You'll Do:

  • Lead and Inspire: Manage and motivate a large field sales team, fostering a high-performance culture that drives results and accountability.
  • Strategic Growth: Develop and implement sales strategies to capture new business opportunities, expand market share, and enhance customer retention.
  • Commercial Excellence: Identify market trends and competitor activities, leveraging insights to optimise sales processes and deliver best-in-class solutions to customers.
  • Performance Management: Set clear objectives, monitor performance metrics, and drive continuous improvement through coaching and development initiatives.
  • Customer Centricity: Champion a customer-first approach, ensuring your teams deliver exceptional service and build lasting relationships.

The Successful Applicant

What You'll Bring:

  • Proven Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading large, successful field sales teams preferably within a B2B environment but related sector and FMCG can be considered.
  • Commercial Acumen: A strong track record of driving revenue growth and a deep understanding of sales strategies, market dynamics, and customer needs.
  • Inspirational Leadership: A self made leader who has steadily advanced through increasing levels of responsibility. A natural motivational leader who can engage, develop, and empower a diverse and large team to achieve their full potential.
  • Strategic Vision: Ability to think strategically and translate vision into actionable plans that drive business success.
  • Results Driven: Self-driven with a focus on achieving targets, with the ability to navigate challenges and adapt to change in a fast-paced environment. Strive to over-exceed and challenge personal and team ability
  • Dynamic working: Comfortable with regular and extensive travel across the UK. The preferred candidate will be based within close proximity to national road networks, be able to work remotely and attend HQ 1 day per week.
  • Ambitious professional: Eager to take the next step in your sales career, leveraging your proven track record to drive growth and achieve new heights.



What's on Offer

Why should you join:

  • Innovative Culture: A forward-thinking company that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career progression within a global organisation.
  • Competitive Package: Attractive salary, performance-based incentives, and comprehensive benefits.



Join and lead a winning team where your leadership and commercial expertise will shape the future of workplace solutions in the UK & I. If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge, I would love to hear from you!

Contact
Mark Lawson-Jones
Quote job ref
JN-092024-6530095
Phone number
07342 073 140

Job summary

Job function
Executive Search
Subsector
Sales
Sector
Business Services
Location
West Midlands
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Mark Lawson-Jones
Consultant phone
07342 073 140
Job reference
JN-092024-6530095