Senior Sales Manager Wholesale

Senior Sales Manager | UK Wholesale

Banbury, Oxfordshire | Hybrid
Permanent | Senior Leadership
Salary up to £75,000 Plus Bonus

KPI Retail are exclusively partnering with a growing premium lifestyle and accessories business looking for an experienced Senior Sales Manager to lead and drive its UK Wholesale function across two established consumer brands.

This is a senior commercial role for someone who can combine sales leadership, account growth and people management to drive the next stage of the business's wholesale growth.

The role

You'll take a leading role within the UK Wholesale function, responsible for driving sales performance, developing key customer relationships and ensuring the team delivers against ambitious commercial targets.

You'll be responsible for:

• Leading and driving the UK Wholesale sales strategy
• Delivering against revenue, growth and commercial targets
• Leading, coaching and developing the Wholesale Sales team
• Managing and developing relationships with key wholesale partners and stockists
• Identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts and win new business
• Driving seasonal sell-in and maximising performance across product launches
• Using sales data, customer insight and market trends to identify growth opportunities
• Setting clear targets and monitoring performance across the team
• Building strong relationships with key customers and commercial partners
• Working closely with Marketing, Merchandising, Customer Experience and wider commercial teams
• Providing clear sales forecasts, reporting and commercial insight to senior leadership
• Representing the brands at customer meetings, trade shows and industry events
• Acting as a senior commercial voice within the Wholesale function

What we're looking for

You'll have significant experience within Wholesale Sales leadership , ideally within fashion, accessories, jewellery, beauty, gifting, lifestyle or another product-led consumer business.

We're looking for someone who has experience leading a team and taking accountability for commercial performance , rather than simply managing an individual portfolio of accounts.

You'll be:

• A confident and experienced sales leader
• Highly commercial and comfortable working towards ambitious targets
• Experienced in developing and growing wholesale accounts
• Confident identifying and converting new business opportunities
• Strong at coaching and developing sales teams
• Comfortable using data to understand performance and inform decisions
• An excellent relationship-builder and senior stakeholder manager
• Comfortable operating within a fast-paced, growing business

Hybrid working

The role operates on a three days with the business / two days from home hybrid model.

Those three days won't necessarily mean sitting in the Banbury office. As a senior commercial role, your week could include time at Head Office, visiting customers, attending trade events or travelling to other locations as required .

The remaining two days can be worked from home .

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary
• Bonus opportunity
• Hybrid working - two days from home
• 33 days' holiday including bank holidays , rising to 35 with length of service
• Generous staff discount
• Discounts across hundreds of other retail brands
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• 24-hour virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional development support
• Free onsite parking
• The opportunity to have genuine influence over the future growth of the UK Wholesale business

Interested?

This is a fantastic opportunity for an established wholesale sales leader who wants to lead a team, drive commercial performance and play a key role in the continued growth of two established consumer brands .

Apply directly or get in touch with Jessica Roose at KPI Retail for a confidential conversation - View email address on kpir.co.uk

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