Sales Director / MD Designate

Job Title: Sales Director / MD Designate

A leading provider of impactful design, print and production solutions for premium clients in a range of industries is looking for someone to lead their sales team with a view to heading up the business in a Managing Director role in the next couple of years.

This is a company extremely passionate about what they do. They are innovative in approach, creative in execution, and dedicated to delivering successful working relationships with all clients. They seek someone equally as passionate about the printing industry and providing an unrivalled level of customer service.

This rare opportunity is for an ambitious individual to have considerable responsibility for the performance of a leading company's sales and its standing in the marketplace. You will oversee the sales department, develop and implement sales strategies, gather performance data, and create reports for senior management and shareholders. You will use your knowledge of the printing industry and its markets to look at ways to create growth, accurately forecast sales predictions and shifts in the marketplace, and avoid stagnation. Because the role involves a high degree of trend analysis, market monitoring, and result tracking, it is important that we find a number-orientated candidate with strong math skills and well-developed business senses.

The responsibility for profit and loss and providing direction to the sales team will require strong business acumen on top of excellent communication and people skills. As well as having excellent motivational skills, you will be a good co-operator and persuader. You will work as an ambassador for our client, having people to see, places to go, and meetings to attend - from suppliers to clients to various stakeholders and affiliated companies. It will be crucial to maintain close, trusting relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

The role of Sales Director requires someone who likes a challenge and is excited by the thought of reaching company objectives through sales leadership. In sales, profits are the measure of success. If you can prove yourself in this role, you will soon move up the ladder within this company.

Please only apply if you are currently in the printing industry.