Sales Director - Agricultural and Construction Equipment

Location West Midlands
Discipline: Agriculture, Farming, Horticulture, Machinery, Technical & Engineering
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £Highly competitive basic salary to be discussed at application stage
Contact name: Sophie Ashmore

Contact email: Sophie@agriFJ.co.uk
Job ref: 39599 SA
Published: about 1 month ago
Startdate: ASAP
Client: Agricultural and Farming Jobs

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Sales Director - Agricultural & Construction Equipment

  • Do you have Sales Director experience within the Agricultural or Construction equipment sector?

  • Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?

Location of the Job: Home-based / remote. Covering all the UK nationally.

Salary and Benefits Package:

  • A highly competitive basic salary - to be discussed at application stage.

  • Bonus scheme paid quarterly.

  • Holidays: 24 per annum plus public holidays.

  • Company car / car allowance.

  • Company pension scheme 4% ER, 5 % EE.

  • Health care couple cover.

  • Volunteering program.

  • Life insurance.

Additional information:

  • This is a permanent full-time position.

  • Hours: 37.5 per week.

About The Company:

A specialist manufacturer of Agricultural and Construction equipment.

The Job Role Details:

As Sales Director, you will be responsible for optimising the replacement sales of the company brands, and the implementation of the strategic development plan for the region.

You will be responsible for:

  • Commercial P&L.

  • Product pricing.

  • Managing a team of staff (3-8 direct reports)

  • Managing and implementing marketing activities in terms of marketing and sales campaigns, POS, brand building etc. together with the UK & Ireland Marketing Manager.

  • Maintaining and growing the current customer base.

  • Identifying and executing new sales business in line with corporate objectives.

  • Efficient implementation and management of your sales territories.

  • The development, training and coaching of your team.

  • Participating in annual budgeting.

  • Participating in the generation of the 3-year business plan.

  • Working closely with all Sales Managers relating to the achievement of monthly / annual targets.

  • Ensuring that market insights are submitted to help optimum inventory provisions for UK & Ireland Warehouses.

Ideal Person Skills & Qualifications:
You will have / be…

  • Sales Director or equivalent experience - within the Agricultural or Construction equipment sectors.

  • Experience with the product range: Tyres / tires / wheels.

  • Bachelor's degree (preference to master's degree).

  • Strong knowledge of all aspects of business functions.

  • Strong capacity of networking and extensive knowledge of the Agricultural or Construction Equipment industry.

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.

  • The ability to see the big picture, provide solutions.

  • Excellent planning skills and ability to follow up and deliver results.

  • Able to work well under pressure.

  • Willing to travel between 50 - 60% of your time. May require air and overnight travel.

  • IT literate in: Microsoft Office, Google Suite, CRM.

  • Strong financial and business acumen.

  • Effective and influential written and verbal communication skills.

  • Strategic orientation.

How to apply: Please click on the apply now button.

The Industry (Key Words): Agricultural machinery jobs, agricultural equipment jobs, construction machinery jobs, construction equipment jobs, sales director jobs, director jobs, manager jobs, senior jobs, operations jobs.

We thank all applicants who apply for this role. However, please be advised that only those short listed for an interview will be contacted. Please be assured that your job application will be managed in complete confidence and your personal details will not be passed to any third party without your prior permission.

Established in 2013, Agricultural and Farming Jobs provide outstanding recruitment head-hunting and job advertising services. We are the trusted recruitment partner of choice to industry leading organisations across the UK and Internationally. We recruit specifically for all roles within the sectors of: Agriculture, Farming, Horticulture, Food and Fresh Produce, Vet, Pet and Animal Health, Agrochemicals, Fertilisers and Seeds, Software and Technology, Machinery, Technical and Engineering and specialist Education.