Sales Director – Global Speciality Chemicals
Are you a commercially focused leader with a track record of high-impact sales strategy execution?
Do you thrive in a customer-centric environment, working closely with C-suite stakeholders?
Have you successfully led high-performing sales teams through periods of change and transformation?
Do you bring a global enterprise mindset with a focus on innovation, safety, and sustainable growth?
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive six-figure base salary + substantial bonus potential
* Executive-level benefits + long-term incentive plans
* Clear progression into enterprise leadership
* Opportunity to shape the global commercial strategy of a business at the forefront of sustainable innovation
* Remote-first hybrid working + international travel exposure
About the Company
This global market leader in performance chemical solutions operates at the cutting edge of innovation and sustainability. With a strong heritage and a sharp focus on the future, they serve customers across mobility, energy, and industrial sectors, continuously investing in next-gen technologies. Backed by a collaborative, values-led culture, this business is in a key phase of growth and cultural transformation, offering genuine impact and progression for commercially driven leaders.
The Role: Sales Director
As Sales Director, you’ll be responsible for the commercial success of a defined global customer portfolio. Reporting directly into the executive leadership, you’ll own delivery across revenue, volume, and margin—while championing customer value creation, enterprise transformation, and people development.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead & develop a high-performing commercial team, ensuring accountability, engagement, and inclusive leadership
* Build strategic relationships with key global customers at senior levels (including CXO), acting as the enterprise face of the business
* Deliver commercial results across volume, revenue, unit margin and cost management
* Drive innovation in customer propositions, value generation and retention strategies
* Contribute at an enterprise level, playing a pivotal role in business transformation, strategy, and cultural evolution
* Champion safety, compliance, and values, ensuring risk-aware, high-integrity commercial delivery
* Own cross-functional initiatives including ESG, restructuring and external partnerships
About You
* Senior sales leader with significant experience in B2B complex solution sales, ideally within industrials, energy, or chemicals
* Track record of driving transformation and leading through ambiguity
* Commercially analytical, financially astute, and strategically minded
* Adept at customer relationship development at board level
* Recognised for people leadership, inclusive culture building, and performance delivery