Head of Sales

2 weeks ago

Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Mercury Hampton Full time £40,000 - £80,000 per year


Packaging Machinery – Food ProcessingBasic Salary to £80,000 Bonus + Car + Exec Package Midlands/South UK

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If you keep having the kind of day that would make St Francis of Assisi kick a puppy just because of your current job, you might want to grab a cuppa, put your feet up and take five minutes to read on. 

Time to change your career narrative.

This organisation's origins go back to Victorian times, demonstrating continual, long-term profitability and stability. They manufacture a range of products for the food production sector – sophisticated packaging machinery and products. They are a company that consistently delivers high quality products and service levels with an excellent reputation with their customers. 

What You Will Do:

As Head of Sales, you will take the lead role in the company's commercial operations team winning new business and developing new product streams with existing and prospective customers. The main purpose is the strategic development and tactical execution of new business generation, delivering focused sales and marketing campaigns designed to drive aggressive revenue growth. This is a home-based role that requires regular customer visits on a national basis. We are looking for a sophisticated sales professional with a demonstrable track record of winning business and developing key accounts. 

Developing growth strategies and plansManaging and retaining relationships with existing clientsIncreasing client baseHaving an in-depth knowledge of business products and value propositionWriting business proposals, customer forecastsNegotiating with stakeholdersIdentifying and mapping business strengths and customer needsDeveloping and maintaining strong internal relationships, including overseas offices

What You Will Have:

Ideally you will have demonstrable experience of selling packaging machinery into the food production sectorHigh-level communication and stakeholder management skillsAdvanced negotiation skillsExperience with design and implementation of business development strategyConflict resolutionThe ability to self-motivateExperience of setting, working to and exceeding targets

Colleagues enjoy working in a growing, fast paced, and challenging environment.  They embrace change as being constant, working together to ensure the continued success and growth of the business. You will be joining a global business who focus on creating long-term value for customers and employees through a passionate dedication to excellence, driving a sustained competitive advantage in a dynamic global market. They achieve success by developing industry-leading technology, investing heavily, delivering results for customers, and creating career opportunities for colleagues.

Get In Touch:

If you are successful in getting the job, we guarantee that you are going to love it. Why? For every 100 people that we recruit, 96 are still with their company 12-months later, and 94 are still there 2-years later. That speaks for itself. 

Please, contact Richard York at the Mercury Hampton team on for more details. 

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