Sales Director with ambitions who is ready to create growth and in the long run become co-owner and managing director?

A rare opportunity for the commercial leader who can both set the direction and create results themselves

On behalf of a well-run and ambitious company we are seeking a strong, imaginative and action-oriented Sales Director , who has the desire and ability to take a central sales role and at the same time be a present and motivating leader.

It's not a role for someone who only wants to set strategies and monitor others' work. We are seeking a commercial leader who can both set the direction and itself help create sales and momentum . A profile that thrives close to customers, the market and the organisation—and who is motivated by turning ideas and opportunities into concrete results.

The company is part of a larger group in the same industry, with a strong foundation, solid customer relationships and clear ambitions for the future. Now we are seeking, for a newly created position, a Sales Director who can help lift the business to the next level. You will have management responsibility for currently 6 dedicated people – most with long tenure in the company.

The company is based in the northwestern part of central Jutland, and we therefore imagine that you live at a geographic distance that makes it natural to be a visible and present part of the organisation.

About the job

As Sales Director you will be a central part of the company's management, and you will be responsible for driving and further developing the commercial business.

You must be able to see opportunities in the market, set a clear direction and - at least as important - ensure that strategy is turned into action and concrete results. You have the ability to understand contracts/tenders and ensure that the company is visible “in the right places”.

That means you must be able to work with the overarching commercial plans while being close to customers, the sales organisation and the concrete opportunities.

Your main tasks will include, among other things

• Set a clear direction for the sales work, ensure progress and execute the company’s commercial strategy
• Lead, motivate and develop the sales organisation
• Personally actively participate in developing larger customers and business opportunities
• Develop existing customers and create new business opportunities
• Identify new customers, markets and potentials
• Work actively with sales leadership, pipeline, budgets and follow-up and ensure opportunities are followed through to concrete results
• Contribute actively to the company’s strategic and business development
• Ensure close collaboration between sales and the rest of the organisation

You should, in other words, be able to move naturally between strategy and execution.

You can lift your gaze and see long-term opportunities – but you also want to stay close to the business and take an active part when there is a need to create momentum.

Qualifications

Your industry background is not decisive, but you have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with project-oriented sales and leadership. You are likely from a product-oriented company, a design or lifestyle company, or another industry where quality, brand, strong customer relationships and commercial understanding are decisive.

The most important is not necessarily what title you have today. The crucial thing is that you have proven that you can create results and get things to happen – and that you have the ambition and potential to take the next step.

We imagine that you

• Have experience with commercial leadership and documented sales results
• Are hands-on and motivated by turning plans into action
• Have strong business understanding and a eye for new opportunities
• Have experience with B2B sales and relationship-based business development
• Are a clear leader who can set direction, engagement and following
• Have impact and a natural drive
• Are persistent and good at following through tasks and opportunities all the way to completion

About you

You are an extrovert by nature, the one who leads from the front, and through recognition and motivation you bring the organisation with you. You are someone who is centred in themselves—and who believes that success is something you create together. You are results-oriented, take responsibility and through your ability to listen to customers, partners and employees make decisions on a qualified basis that ensure forward momentum.

You are offered

In addition to becoming part of a healthy and well-functioning company, there is an opportunity to become co-owner and CEO.