Sales & Marketing Director

Sales & Marketing Director

Worcestershire HQ, remote / hybrid working arrangements

£130-155,000

Company Car, Bonus, Pension, Health Insurance

A marketing leading manufacturing organisation that is part of a global group is recruiting for a new Sales & Marketing Director due to the retirement of the long standing incumbent. Given recent developments in their marketplace, the organisation see this as an opportunity to not only reinvigorate their established brand but also help drive sales and marketing activity around new technologies. The successful applicant will have overall responsibility for sales turnover and EBIT performance for the company in the UK and Ireland. This will include responsibility for defining product, sales, distribution and support strategies for the whole business.

As part of a global brand with significant opportunities for growth the role offers fantastic personal and career development opportunities. Previous incumbents have gone on to more senior positions in the business and there is the chance to work promoting leading edge technologies as part of the sustainability agenda and national zero carbon targets. This role will be expected to advise the Board on market, competition and relevant trends that will impact Company's future, particularly focussed on the UK transition to low and zero carbon technologies. You will also be responsible for identifying clear product strategies for each market segment, as well as developing new, innovative product ideas and business models to secure continued growth.

The successful applicant will meet the following requirements:

• Track record of delivering highly aspirational strategic performance and portfolio targets.
• Resilient, dynamic and flexible, able to see a strategy through by constantly refining and adjusting the direction of the actions taken to cope with challenges as they arise.
• A diverse background demonstrating fresh thinking, world class performance and understands the latest technologies available to maximise efficiencies and deliver growth.
• Digitally savvy and self-reliant.
• Able to communicate effectively with stake holders to obtain buy in to a strategy and attract the right investment to deliver it.
• An in depth understanding of KPIs, including NPS to deliver world class customer satisfaction in all parts of the supply chain.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Leadership and man-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Any experience with the following would also be advantageous:

• Working within the white goods supply chain.
• Working in construction.
• Working in a multi-national matrix management environment.
• Working in a start-up environment.

The company are offering a very good package with a basic salary of £130-155,000 per annum, bonus of up to 55%, company car, pension and health insurance. You will be able to work remotely, although will be expected to travel to the Worcestershire HQ and other UK based sites as and when required. Given the structure of the wider business there is the potential for some international travel so any potential candidate must be prepared to do this.