Commercial Director

We have been retained by a key client in the automotive distribution sector to source and secure a Commercial Director. Our client is a rapidly growing company who is seeking a proactive and innovative commercial professional to establish and deliver their UK strategy. Reporting to the Managing Director and with responsibility for an internal sales team, your key responsibilities will be: Key Responsibilities:

• To establish, drive and sustain an effective and relevant Sales strategy that maintains profit margins.
• Take responsibility for the pricing structure and ensure this is revised based on commodity and operational costs/trends.
• Sustain and enhance the relationships across the internal and external client base.
• Manage the trend analysis and market intelligence and feed this into the overall business strategy for growth.
• To work collaboratively with operations so that customer expectations are managed/met.

Currently in a sales or commercial management role. You will be ready for the next step up as Commercial Director. Experience across pricing, sales, business development and account management are key. You will be experienced in the automotive service or aftermarket sector and will have, ideally, operated on a B2B basis. You will be experienced in establishing sales and commercial strategies as well as delivering on them. This person will need to form a significant bond with the operational aspect of the business so that the customer experiences the very best customer service, It would be advantageous if you have experience of achieving this. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established yet ambitious and expanding organisation. You will be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits package, along with the potential for future growth.