Head of Sales - Europe (French-speaker)

at  Pitchupcom

Want to work with an award-winning and quickly expanding company? We’re the leading website for outdoor holidays, making it a doddle to book camping, glamping and caravan sites all over the world, with over 5,300 to choose from. Pitchup reached profitability in 2015 and so far £260m worth of holidays have been booked through us - we’ve helped 9m holidaymakers book their outdoor escape.
We are now looking for a talented leader to join our team as Head of Sales - Europe. Please note we do require fluency in English and French
You will be joining our business at a critical time as we continue the growth of our European markets. Strategically you will have a strong influence on the business planning for our international expansion; developing the roadmap to deliver this growth.
You will manage a team of Sales Consultants and Team Leaders responsible for acquiring and adding to our extensive accommodation inventory. You will build the sales strategy from the ground up; identifying and developing key markets. Furthermore, you will personally own the acquisition of larger corporate relationships contributing to growth objectives for the region.

• Define and implement appropriate sales strategies/business plans to achieve sales/growth targets
• Define, own and exceed annual sales targets within assigned territories and accounts
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships within key accounts
• Understand category-specific landscapes and trends
• Report on forces that shift tactical budgets and strategic direction of accounts
• Recruit, train and mentor remote team members to develop a sales mindset, commercial skills, assessing performance via annual reviews and one-to-ones
• Work closely with other teams to increase listings’ visibility, in particular PR, content and the translation team