Head of Sales - Route 1

Does the opportunity to play an instrumental role in making our clients look exceptional sound right up your street, then read on……

Route1 print is the UK's largest online trade printer. Fuelled by the desire to put the client at the heart of everything we do, our team is full of creative thinkers and game changers that simply go the extra mile on each and every client interaction. The business is geared up to deliver some exceptional growth over the next 12 months, as such, we thought now’s the time to give someone the rare opportunity to jump on board as our Head of Sales and play a significant part in supporting us in achieving it.

We process around 10,000 jobs each week, consisting of over 11 million printed items that include anything from menus in your local restaurant, right the way through to curating stunning books for luxury brands. This is where you come in, we are on the lookout for a sales strategist, someone that can translate our clients challenges into a tangible roadmap for the future, interpret data to identify trends and opportunity & be the driving force leading our account management team to deliver operational excellence.

Role Overview

• Salary: between £50,000 - £65,000 (depending on experience) + 15% bonus
  
• Location: Office based 5 days a week, at our state-of-the-art HQ in Manvers, Rotherham
  
• Working hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm

The Role;

• Defining and executing the sales strategy for Route 1 Print that results in commercial growth.
• Own department P&L and drive quarterly projects and initiatives to achieve business targets.
• Manage and develop the sales pipeline by identifying opportunities for our sales team to grow and develop business accounts.
• Set, monitor and review team KPIs to drive performance improvements in account growth.
• Turn data into actionable commercial insight that can be leveraged by the team to win and retain business.
• Collaborate with members of the marketing team to penetrate key markets and industry trends.
• Establish and adapt the CRM strategy and systems that work to maximise existing client spend.
• Represent Route1 Print at key industry events, using these opportunities to nurture existing client relationships, and build new client networks.
• Build strong personable relationships with strategic accounts that foster and drive collaboration to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.

The ideal candidate:

• Will have a track record of leading sales teams to achieve ambitious targets with the ability to drive performance and build an exciting and driven culture.
• Will be able to use data and insight to identify commercial opportunities and realise those into actionable tactics and projects.
• Is a strategic thinker with the ability to formulate and implement effective business development plans that deliver on both short- and long-term objectives.
• Experience driving business growth in a fast-paced B2B sales environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to form strong client relationships and work with the wider Route1 leadership team to achieve overall business objectives.

What we can offer you:

• Enhanced maternity/paternity package
• Health cash plan (after 3 months)
• Long Service gifts
• Discount/voucher schemes
• Company pension
• Quarterly team social events
• Free on-site parking
• Wellbeing support, including access to mental health support lines and personal skills workshops such as managing your money
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free fruit, snacks, and beverages in the Bluetree canteen
• Regular social events and team-building activities
• 22 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the opportunity to earn additional days, the longer you work here

The Company

Established in 2012, Bluetree Group is the UK’s largest online printer and exists to manufacture and sell high volume, premium products through investing in its highly skilled team as well as the latest technology.

In 2021, we acquired a luxury book printer, Kingsbury Press, branching out into the publishing industry and have aims of expanding into packaging solutions. In 2022 we were chosen as the printer for the Queen's Jubilee book.

Bluetree's combined office, production and training facilities are in Wath Upon Dearne, which is close to Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, and Doncaster. Our state-of-the-art 165,000 square foot facility is just a 15-minute drive from either the M1 or A1M and boasts ample free on-site parking, the facility is also located on a major bus route which is just a few minutes away from the train stations of Mexborough, Swinton and Wombwell.

Once you walk through our doors, you realise that people are central to all our operations. It’s a place for curious and ambitious people at heart.

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Last updated on Sep 13, 2024