Vice President of Sales

2 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom GDS Group Full time

Job Role**:VP of Sales**

Location**:Central Bristol** (**Queens Square, Bristol)**

Basic salary**:£85,000 - £115,000 + Commission (OTE £300,000+)**

**Who we are**

GDS Group is a global B2B solution provider of insight, content, pipeline growth, production studios and creative services delivered through our virtual platforms and face-to-face experiences.

Founded on our thirty years of expertise, our mission is to be our client’s pipeline partner by bringing business solutions and targeted audiences together within dynamic environments.

Being a technology pioneer and marketing services provider, we produce unique immersive experiences and create unparalleled access to industry thought leadership to enable transformation within their organizations.

Trusted by the world’s leading brands, we connect c-suite executives, using real-life, real-time human interactions, to help solve their shared challenges and accelerate projects, so together, we outpace the speed of change.

**About the Role**

GDS Group is seeking an experienced VP of Sales/Sales Director, to run our UK based sponsor sales department. You will be responsible for leading our Bristol based sales team to meet and exceed their sales targets, from hiring to developing a high performing sales function. You will also be accountable for creating and executing sales and ultimately delivering the budgeted sales revenue target.

**About the role**
- Lead a department of Business Development Executives and Sales Managers who are responsible for the full sales cycle, delivering sponsors for our world class digital events
- Lead by example, building your own client base and growing revenues YoY
- Responsible for the training and developing of the team to ensure maximum performance
- Ensure delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual team targets
- Act as a point of client escalation for the sponsor sales division
- Conduct and action 1-2-1 performance meetings with your team, making sure that appropriate training and mentoring is in place.
- Responsibility for the day to day leadership of your team and office and ultimately week to week revenue performance of your office
- Conduct interviews for new staff coming into the business.

**About You**
- Strong track-record of sales leadership in a fast paced, inside sales environment
- Experience in managing sales teams of 20+
- Demonstrate superior ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of the organisation including executive and C-Level
- Solid experience with CRM software, Salesforce & Hubspot ideally
- Positive and energetic style with a real desire to grow and improve sales teams
- Great communication and leadership skills with demonstrable experience of delivering group and individual training
- Strong track record of sales performance as an individual contributor
- Ability to communicate at board level and motivate at junior level

**GDS Group offers;**
- Generous, uncapped commission scheme, and quarterly and annual financial incentives and prizes.
- Exceptional career progression. We're ever-evolving, if you work hard and do well - with our help and support - there are no artificial limits to your speed of progress.
- Ongoing training. Throughout your career at GDS Group you'll receive continued career development support from our management team and our Accelerate training programme, including a leadership track
- Global opportunities. We are a global company with offices in US, Kosovo and Bristol, UK - that means great scope for our staff as well as opportunities in the future to travel.

This is an excellent opportunity for a vibrant and passionate sales leader to make a real difference to the growth of the business and develop your own leadership skills, so if you are interested please send your CV for immediate consideration.



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