Head of Sales & Marketing

Salary: £66,000 – £78,000 per year

GBR Recruitment Ltd are proud to be working exclusively with a leading bespoke furniture & interior fit out business recruiting for a highly experienced Head of Sales & Marketing to come in & design the Sales, Marketing & NPD / NPI strategy, delivering the defined strategic business plans right across the operation driving the business forward from a commercial perspective by successfully increasing revenue streams along with bringing in new business wins & developing current business partnerships by up selling new service offerings & selling new innovative product ranges that supplement the current portfolio.

You will be equally experienced in both Wholesale Sales processes & 360 degree Marketing processes ensuring the two functions combined with superior Customer Service levels deliver real tangible results to both the top & bottom lines.

Wholesales Sales skills are required to succeed in this key SMT role plus the ability to implement positive change, mentoring coaching & developing your team of 6 reports. 

The 6 reports will be: BDM, Account Development Managers (x2), Office Manager, Marketing Manager & a Product Designer. 

You will be a passionate people centric person too creating a vibrant fun working environment so the team can excel & achieve, making a real difference. 

This is a fantastic highly respected company that prides itself in what it does.

Duties:

• Increase Revenue Streams & Convert New Business wins in Wholesale
• Deliver the Sales & Marketing Strategy successfully across the Operation
• Play a key role in NPD / NPI suggesting new diverse product ranges 
• Mentor, Coach & Develop your team of 6 direct reports to success 
• Manage Budgets & Forecasts plus KPI’s & MI 
• Implement new routes to Market to maximise profits 
• Write Tender Bids for larger contracts promoting the businesses USP’s
• Deliver professional Presentations to both Clients & Prospective Clients
• Network successfully at Trade Shows & Events
• Ensure Customer Deliveries are sent out OTIF via inter-dept liaison
• Look at Market Trends, Gaps in the Market & what Competitors do 
• Tactically work towards / exceed short, medium & long term Targets 
• Analyse data & Reports to accurately Forecast & plan for the future 
• Promote a vibrant working atmosphere & the companies core values 
• Attend SMT meetings representing the Sales & Marketing function
• Assist the Sister Company with International Sales

Desired Attributes:

• An experienced Head of Sales & Marketing professional or Sales & Marketing Director or similar capacity within an SME sized company
• Highly experienced in Wholesale Sales processes 
• A Strategic & Operational professional 
• Tender Writing experience 
• A real mentor coach & developer of Teams 
• Degree or equivalent qualification or time served in a comparable role

Interviews for this key role will take place WC: 08/08/22 onwards with an end of August or September start (depending on the successful applicants notice period)