Sales and Marketing Director
- £80,000 - £100,000
- Leicestershire
- Hybrid/office-based
Our client is a well-established, international organisation with an unbeatable reputation in the design, manufacture and servicing of lenses for the film and television industry around the world. The business boasts year-on-year growth, and is recognised worldwide for their quality and lens innovation. They are currently focussing on developing the business further and exploring new markets, and are looking for a Sales and Marketing Director to join their team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and driven individual to join senior management as part of a global Sales and Marketing operation, and make their mark on the business. The ideal candidate will have a can-do approach, be a proactive team player and have experience with overseas markets.
Duties
- Developing customer relationship management and sales process to optimise customer awareness of existing and new ranges whilst improving customer service and communication
- Developing the marketing team to ensure that the company's strategic plans are delivered over the next 5 years
- Ensuring the company has a leading-edge social media presence
- Marketing and launching new product ranges
- Developing a distributor/agent network in existing and new geographies
- Creating reports related to sales and marketing activities
- Understanding sales patterns and incorporating into planning
- Developing, planning and delivering marketing and sales initiatives
- Working directly with corporate partners and developing and managing new relationships with key potential partners
- Contributing to planning the long-term development of the organisation
You
- Degree qualified, post graduate business qualification desirable
- 5 years or more experience in a B2B sales/marketing role at manager or director level, including UK based SME
- Product sales and marketing, and service provider experience
- Product experience at high end value, ideally technically complex products
- Experience of high value, small volume production in a niche market
- Experience of optical media related products is a significant advantage
- Experience running and building a team
- Excellent communication skills
- International experience with a demonstrable and proven track record of building sales in new geographies
- Experience working overseas or speaking a second language is an advantage
- Experience of successfully launching new product ranges
- Experience with dealership networks, both setting up and managing established dealers.
On Offer
- Annual salary up to £100,000 dependent on experience
- 30% bonus plus equity (130k OTE)
- Competitive package
- Generous company benefits