Group Sales Director

The Company

Our client is a highly regarded international manufacturing business with a premium brand, a reputation for innovation, and ambitious global growth objectives. With an established footprint across the UK, Europe and the US, the business is well positioned for its next phase of expansion and is now seeking to appoint an outstanding Group Sales Director to its senior leadership team.

This is a pivotal appointment for a commercially driven executive who can combine strategic leadership with hands-on delivery in a complex international environment.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the Group Sales Director will take overall responsibility for leading the international sales agenda across multiple territories, with a clear focus on accelerating revenue growth, improving commercial performance, and strengthening sales capability across the group. The role will require a disciplined and strategic approach to sales leadership, with responsibility for enhancing forecasting accuracy, pipeline management, customer development and overall sales effectiveness. Working closely with the wider leadership team, the Group Sales Director will play a key role in identifying market opportunities, shaping commercial priorities, and ensuring sales strategy is fully aligned with broader business goals.

This is a highly visible leadership role, requiring both strategic insight and operational credibility, together with the ability to drive consistency, accountability and performance across international markets.

The Person

The successful candidate will bring a strong track record of delivering profitable international sales growth, ideally across the UK, US and European markets. You will be an accomplished sales leader with the commercial judgement, strategic capability and executive presence to operate effectively at a senior level within a growing international business. You will be highly credible, data-led and results focused, with the ability to lead, develop and inspire high-performing teams across different regions and market dynamics. A collaborative style, strong leadership skills, and the ability to influence both internally and externally will be essential. Previous experience within a premium manufacturing environment would be particularly attractive.

How to Apply

This is an exceptional opportunity to join an ambitious and well-positioned international business in a key senior leadership role. To apply, please send your full CV together with details of your current remuneration, quoting reference 10347.