This market leading European Building Materials company manufactures&sells fire classified façade&building envelope construction products across the UK&Europe. The company have a well known established European brand based on quality&innovation. Their diverse product portfolio are specified by major architects&engineering consultants. They are also sold directly to Tier 1&Tier 2 Construction Contractors, Specialist Building Envelope Subcontractors, National Housing Developers, Architectural Glazing Installers and via a network of distributors. Their products are used on major Commercial , Residential , Leisure, Mixed Use&Light Industrial Construction schemes across Europe. With a turnover more than£30 million the company are looking to grow to, circa, £150 million in a 5-year period . This will be achieved through merger&acquisition, new product development and organic sales growth . As part of this growth plan they are looking to enhance the Senior Leadership team with a Sales&Marketing Director to focus on growing sales revenues in the UK&Ireland. A strategic sales role, that reports into the Board, the Sales&Marketing Director will lead the functions of New Business Development , Client Development , Specification Sales&Account Management. Based in the company offices in Worcestershire the Sales&Marketing Director will be responsible for developing&executing a sales strategy that supports the company’s ambitious growth plans. This includes developing an established&high performing sales team, driving customer acquisition&retention, and expanding into new markets leveraging the quality of products&the strong European brand. Based from the office this is a key leadership role requiring a mix of strategic thinking&hands-on commercial execution. The Sales&Marketing Director will be instrumental in driving UK and Ireland business growth, ensuring seamless business processes across the sales functions of account management, Architect&Specification sales, client development and new business whilst ensuring a first class customer experience. Managing an established, motivated&high performing sales team of 25, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate inspiring leadership experience and a collaborative approach. The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate a track record of developing&driving an innovative sales strategies, and contributing to significant revenue growth within a building materials manufacturing organisation of a similar size. ( ideally Building Envelope, Facade, Cladding or Insulation related products) They will also have experience of the Construction Materials supply chain, the Architects&specification sales process and sales directly into Construction Contractors. The candidate will have excellent commercial acumen , strategic negotiation skills and experience of dealing at Executive level. It is also critical that the candidate is able to commute to the office on a daily basis . This is not a remote role. In return the successful candidate will benefit from an attractive basic salary ranging between£90k-£140k+ ( negotiable DoE) , 23 days holiday +BH, Contributory pension, a quarterly company bonus ( Up to 25% of salary per annum) , an executive company car /car allowance and excellent long term career prospects