Sales director

Overview

As Sales Director, you will drive growth for an established school sports tours business. You’ll lead and expand the sales function, leveraging existing relationships and building a capable team. You’ll target UK, European and worldwide school trips across football, hockey, rugby and ski, with Midlands or South East base preferred. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on outreach and offers potential equity in the business.

Pay / Benefits

• great commission structure
• opportunity for equity in the business
• salary up to 50,000

Responsibilities

• Grow existing and generate new school travel business across UK, Europe and worldwide
• Lead, mentor and scale a high-performing sales team over time
• Develop a strong network of school industry contacts and leverage relationships
• Operate autonomously with strategic guidance from owners
• Contribute to expansion plans and cross-functional collaboration within the company

Key requirements

• Proven background in the schools travel market
• Extensive contacts within the school sports industry
• Experience in running and growing a sales team
• Ability to work autonomously and drive results
• Willingness to be based in the Midlands or South East (location flexibility for the right candidate)

• excellent communication
• relationship building
• self-motivation
• strategic thinking
• sales leadership
• networking in school sports travel industry

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