Sales Director

Sales Director

Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain

£75,000 + bonus + benefits

North East Based

If you are interested in applying for this job, please make sure you meet the following requirements as listed below.

We’re partnering with a growing UK business within transportation and logistics that is hiring a Sales Director to lead and scale its UK sales function.

This role is ideal for an experienced Sales Manager, Head of Sales or Commercial Manager who is ready to step up into a full Sales Director position and wants a visible, hands on role.

The role

• Own and deliver the UK sales strategy

• Take full responsibility for revenue, pipeline and growth

• Lead, develop and motivate a team of Business Development and Account Managers

• Personally manage and sponsor key customers and strategic accounts

• Stay close to customers and commercial conversations in a hands on capacity

• Define go to market approach, pricing and commercial priorities

• Work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team

What makes this role appealing

• Genuine autonomy and leadership visibility

• Opportunity to shape how sales and customer relationships are managed

• Hands on position with strong customer and commercial influence

• Ability to combine new business, account management and customer experience

• Clear mandate to build, improve and scale the sales function

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience managing and growing sales or customer facing teams

• Strong background in B2B sales, account management or customer experience

• Experience owning targets, forecasting and pipeline performance

• Comfortable in customer facing roles, including key account ownership

• Experience within logistics, transport or supply chain is beneficial

• Someone ready for the step up into full Sales Director ownership

Customer experience, customer success or account management backgrounds are highly valued, as this is a role that stays close to customers rather than operating at arm’s length.

Package

• £75,000 base salary

• Bonus and benefits

• Progression and earning potential aligned to growth

If you enjoy leading teams, owning customer relationships and building a sales function that performs, this is a strong next step. xwzovoh

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