Sales Director - Italy

We are seeking an exceptional Sales Director – Italy to lead our Italian Sales organisation and drive transformational growth in one of our most significant markets.

Requirements

• Proven track record of sizable sales growth in a complex, matrix business environment
• Thorough understanding of customer behaviours and purchasing patterns and appropriate Marketing principles
• Strong negotiation skills
• Demonstrable ability to serve as a successful participant on a Leadership team that provides Sales leadership and direction
• Ability to be a successful mentor, coach and leader for a high-performing sales team
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills and working across functions
• Cultural awareness and experience of working in a complex matrix organisation
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills
• Proven change management skills
• Excellent skills in communication, both written and verbal, with fluent Italian and English language capability
• Experience of working in multiple product, technology solutions environment such as distribution, retail or wholesale or another business services sector
• People leader, with a track record of direct and virtual team leadership as well as cross functional project management experience
• High level of commercial acumen
• Ability to impact and influence in a matrix organisation
• Self-motivated, flexible and organised. Demonstrates the ability to prioritise workloads, multi-task and act on own initiative