Are you a strategic and commercially driven Sales Director with proven commitment and loyalty to business?  Do you enjoy a role where business development is still part of your remit? Can you build and maintain professional and long-lasting customer relationships?

We’ve been retained by a leading FMCG manufacturer whose products are sold to consumers, retailers and manufacturers around the globe.

As a key player in the senior leadership team, you’ll be responsible for UK sales operations across multiple divisions.

What You Get

• An impressive basic salary
• 20% annual bonus
• A car allowance which will far exceed any you’ve had before
• Enhanced pension
• Remote working

About You

• You will have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar leadership role in FMCG manufacturing.
• You’ll be an inspiring leader for your team; you’ll nurture and develop them to succeed in everything they do.
• You’ll be diverse in your knowledge of FMCG and manufacturing.
• We’re looking for somebody visible and present – your team and customers need access to you.
• You must be professional in your sales approach and have the ability to sell directly to business owners, Managing Directors and CEO’s.
• Ideally, you’ll be degree educated.
• Preferable experience will be from working in the chemicals, packaging, textiles, paper industries and with FMCG products.
• You must be prepared to travel regularly to visit your customers around the UK.
• There will also be occasional overseas travel.
• You should be located either East or North Midlands, Cheshire, Manchester, Yorkshire or Derbyshire and will work from home.

About The Job

• You’ll join as Sales Director.
• Reporting to the MD, you’ll manage a team of National and Area Sales Managers.
• You will create and implement strategic and tactical sales plans for the UK. This will include development of the current marketing strategy.
• You will inherit several key customer accounts which have been nurtured over decades; you’ll continue to grow and develop these relationships, retaining the business.
• Communication will be a key part of your role, and you will need to liaise regularly with manufacturing, customer service, finance and your sales team to ensure customer expectations are met or exceeded.
• You will be responsible for annual UK sales forecasting across all divisions.
• Driven by results, you’ll guide your team through periods of active growth.

About The Company

• One of the worlds largest, vertical manufacturers of foam products.
• They boast over 60 worldwide locations.
• A business who regularly invest profits back in to the company and it’s employees.

The business offers a highly competitive financial package including an exceptional car allowance. It’s a home based role.

Further to an already trusted and successful working partnership with Bowmay, we’ve been retained exclusively to recruit a their new Sales Director.

For a confidential, yet transparent conversation about this role, please don’t hesitate to call and speak to Lucy. Alternatively, please apply now.

Please note that whilst they are in a position to take someone on straight away, the right person must first be found.  It will be a 3 stage interview process.