Sales Leader - Europe
Requirements
Candidates must have proven senior sales or business development experience with a track record of delivering profitable growth. A strategic mindset, strong leadership skills, and the ability to engage stakeholders across multiple international markets are essential.
Job Description
Sales Leader - Europe
As our new Sales Leader, you’ll lead our European sales organisation, setting the direction and driving our sales strategy to deliver sustainable growth in volume, margin and market share. You’ll lead, develop and inspire our regional sales teams, build strong customer relationships and ensure a consistent, focused approach to sales across Europe.
You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of our European sales organisation, working closely with colleagues across the business to identify new opportunities, grow our customer base and maximise commercial performance. This is an opportunity to make a real impact across a diverse European market, bringing people together around a shared sales strategy and helping to shape the future growth of Scott Bader.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and execute the European sales strategy to deliver sustainable growth in volume, revenue, margin and market share.
- Lead, develop and inspire the European sales organisation, building a high-performance culture and future commercial capability.
- Strengthen strategic customer and distributor relationships, optimising routes to market and identifying new growth opportunities.
- Drive commercial excellence through effective pricing, forecasting, pipeline management and data-led performance reviews.
- Collaborate across Operations, Supply Chain, Technical, Product Management and Finance to deliver profitable growth across Europe.
What we’re looking for:
- Proven senior sales or business development experience with a strong track record of delivering profitable growth and winning new business.
- Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to identify and develop new markets, customers, applications and growth opportunities.
- Strong leadership and influencing skills, with experience leading and developing sales teams across multiple markets or countries.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to engage customers and stakeholders at all levels across Europe.
- Analytical and commercially focused, with the ability to use market, customer and performance data to make informed decisions and drive results.
- Experience within the chemicals, materials, manufacturing or speciality products sector is a bonus.
Why join us?
At Scott Bader, we’re proud to be an employee-owned business where our colleagues share in our success and help shape the future of the company. Alongside a competitive salary and bonus scheme, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance, including:
- Enhanced pension contributions up to 10%
- Private medical insurance and health cash plan
- Profit share and bonus schemes
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to buy more
- Paid volunteering days and charity match funding
- Learning and development opportunities
- Electric vehicle and Cycle to Work schemes
- Subsidised canteen, free parking and onsite facilities at our Wollaston HQ
We also offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment where innovation, sustainability and community are at the heart of what we do.
About Scott Bader
Scott Bader is a global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we combine over 100 years of expertise with a passion for innovation, quality and sustainability, supporting customers across a wide range of industries worldwide.
Today, more than 600 colleagues work across our global network of manufacturing sites, offices and technical centres, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and outstanding customer support.
What makes Scott Bader different is our employee ownership model. Since 1951, our colleagues have shared in the responsibility and success of the business, helping shape a company that balances commercial success with a strong sense of purpose, community and long-term thinking.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Scott Bader, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, valued and able to be themselves. We welcome different perspectives, experiences and ways of thinking, recognising that diversity drives innovation, collaboration and better outcomes for our colleagues, customers and communities.
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About Scott Bader
Chemistry is at the heart of everyday life, and this is where you’ll find Scott Bader. Since 1921, we’ve been delivering the quality products and services our customers need. Today, we continue to drive even better standards in chemistry on a global scale, building a more sustainable future for everyone. But what really sets us apart is our commitment to making a positive difference – it’s not just our tagline, it really is how we do business, and it means we’re changing lives for the better. In line with our purpose, we are committed to setting the standard in sustainable chemistry so that people and the planet can thrive in harmony. Make our difference your advantage.
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