Job Description
This market leading European Building Materials company manufactures & sells fire classified façade & building envelope construction products across the UK & Europe.
The company have a well known established European brand based on quality & innovation.
Their diverse product portfolio are specified by major architects & engineering consultants. They are also sold directly to Tier 1 & Tier 2 Construction Contractors, Specialist Building Envelope Subcontractors, National Housing Developers, Architectural Glazing Installers and via a network of distributors.
Their products are used on major Commercial, Residential, Leisure, Mixed Use & Light Industrial Construction schemes across Europe.
With a turnover more than £30 million the company are looking to grow to, circa, £150 million in a 5-year period. This will be achieved through merger & acquisition, new product development and organic sales growth .
As part of this growth plan they are looking to enhance the Senior Leadership team with a Sales & Marketing Director to focus on growing sales revenues in the UK & Ireland.
A strategic sales role, that reports into the Board, the Sales & Marketing Director will lead the functions of New Business Development, Client Development, Specification Sales & Account Management.
Based in the company offices in Worcestershire the Sales & Marketing Director will be responsible for developing & executing a sales strategy that supports the company’s ambitious growth plans.
This includes managing a sales team, driving customer acquisition & retention, expanding into new markets, leveraging the quality of products & the strong European brand.
Based in the office, and working closely with the board, this is a key leadership role that will require a mix of strategic thinking, inspirational leadership & hands-on commercial execution.
Managing an established, motivated & high performing sales team of 25, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate inspiring leadership experience and a collaborative approach.
The Sales & Marketing Director will be instrumental in driving business growth in the UK and Ireland, ensuring seamless business processes across the sales functions of account management, Architect & Specification sales, client development and new business whilst ensuring a first class customer experience.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate a track record of developing & driving innovative sales strategies, and contributing to significant revenue growth within a building materials manufacturing organisation of a similar size ( ideally Building Envelope, Facade, Cladding or Insulation or related construction products) .
They will also have experience of the Construction Materials supply chain, the Architects & specification sales process and sales directly into Construction Contractors.
The candidate will have excellent commercial acumen, strategic negotiation skills ,experience of dealing at Executive level and strong team leadership experience
It is also critical that the candidate is able to commute to the office on a daily basis .
THIS IS NOT A REMOTE ROLE.
In return the successful candidate will benefit from an attractive basic salary ranging between £100k-£150k+ ( negotiable DoE), 23 days holiday +BH, Contributory pension, a quarterly company bonus ( Up to 25% of salary per annum), an executive company car /car allowance and excellent long term career prospects .