Sales Director

Role: Commercial Director

Location: UK remote with travel

Salary: Open to salary plus bonus and benefits!

Our client is a fast-growing, innovation-led beauty beauty brand/manufacturer partnering with some of the most exciting brands in skincare, cosmetics, and personal care. Our clients commitment to creativity, quality, and sustainability drives everything they do, from concept development to finished product. They are now seeking a dynamic Commercial Director to lead their commercial strategy.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and execute a robust sales and business development strategy to achieve revenue and margin targets.
• Identify and secure new brand and retail partnerships across skincare, cosmetics, and personal care segments.
• Lead and mentor the sales team, fostering a culture of performance, accountability, and customer excellence.
• Build strong relationships with key decision-makers in the beauty industry, from indie founders to global brand leaders.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, product development, operations, and marketing to deliver innovative, market-ready solutions.
• Negotiate contracts and pricing to ensure profitable growth and sustainable partnerships.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activity to inform commercial strategy and identify new opportunities.
• Represent the company at trade shows, client meetings, and industry events.
• Report on performance metrics and provide regular sales forecasts and insights to senior leadership.
• Introduce structure (forecasting, KPIs, weekly trading view) to support scale
• Improve pricing and margins through stronger commercial discipline

What You Need:

• Proven experience in sales, business development, or commercial leadership within the beauty, cosmetics, or personal care manufacturing industry.
• Strong network within the beauty sector, brand founders, contract manufacturers, or retail buyers preferred.
• Demonstrated success in driving new business growth and managing key accounts.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growing organization.
• Willingness to travel for client meetings, industry events, and trade shows.

Unfortunately, due to the anticipated high numbers of applications we will not be able to respond to every applicant. If you have not received feedback within 14 days, your application may have been unsuccessful

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