As the Timber Director at Lathams you will work within a friendly and supportive senior management team supporting depot leaders and their teams to develop and execute the company's sales strategy to drive revenue growth across all the depots, expand market share, increase customer activity, building strong customer and supplier relationships.
You will be highly motivated and enthusiastic with prior experience working as a Timber Director or similar sales role. You will need excellent communication skills including strong negotiation and influencing skills along with inspirational leadership. You'll need to be a fast learner and enjoy working as part of a team but also be able to manage your own workload. Please see our careers site for job description:
Our head office is in Hemel Hempstead but we have offices around the UK and your place of work can be considered depending on space availability.
We prioritise development for our employees and promote from within where possible. Despite our long history our workplaces are modern and well-equipped, and we regularly seek out new and innovative products, as well as pursuing new ways to better serve our customers. We offer a range of benefits for employees including up to 7.5% matched pension contributions, bonuses, a Health Cash Plan, life assurance and a free employee assistance program offering mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support.
James Latham is one of the UK's largest independent trade distributors of timber, panels and decorative surfaces. As a long-established, family-owned business with history back to 1757, we believe our success is down to our employees and are proud to say that many of our team stay with us for decades. In a recent survey 86% said they would recommend James Latham as a great place to work.
James Latham – the natural choice