Sales Director
With strong marketing background
Salary: Base salary £1k/ month until investment is secured (estimated 3-5 months), plus sales commission and share options. Salary beyond investment tbc.
Location: East London
Organisation:
Worn Again (WA) is an innovative upcycling products and services company/ social business that turns pre and post consumer and corporate waste materials (e.g. plane seat covers, uniforms, hot air balloons) into design-led, functional products. We aim to make possible the mass production of upcycling disused materials whilst creating new opportunities for UK manufacturing. www.wornagain.co.uk
The company has two strands to the business – products sold to a consumer market through conventional retail sales streams and products for corporates made from their own waste materials and bought back into their supply chain.
Worn Again sources disused materials within the UK and is about to launch its latest consumer range out of Eurostar uniforms and Virgin hot air balloons which has been RE:Made in the UK.
Our values-led company was set up not only to transform consumption and manufacturing patterns through production of goods made from disused materials, but also to generate income for sustainable lifestyles organisation, Anti-Apathy, a registered charity. A percentage from every sale goes to support the work of the charity. www.antiapathy.org
Moving into its next phase of the business independent from its previous collaborator, Terra Plana, Worn Again is, in effect, a start up company and is currently preparing for investment.
Position:
We are looking for a dynamic, entrepreneurial and self-starter Sales Director to develop and implement the company’s sales strategy and play a key role in the marketing strategy.
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and Strategic Director as a peer to the Chief Finance Officer, the Sales Director will be responsible for leading on the sales strategy for Worn Again. He/ she will work closely with the marketing company to ensure a strategy that builds the brand while driving sales.
Responsibilities include:
• Development and implementation of the sales strategy to maintain and drive business growth.
• Involvement in the marketing strategy with a focus on driving sales, and creating and developing the brand, proposition and communications.
• Developing/ maintaining business relationships with key suppliers and ensuring that our products and services meet standards of quality, sustainability and cost effectiveness
You’ll play a fundamental role in developing future growth, and provide vision, direction and leadership. Specific duties include:
• Developing strategy, tactics, sales plans and profit targets.
• Delivering sales by developing relationships with retail partners.
• Identifying and reporting on business opportunities in target markets
• Acting as an ambassador and role model for Worn Again
• Taking responsibility for profit and loss
• Increasing market share in existing markets and maximise new business development opportunities.
• Achieving targets for revenue, profitability and sales growth.
Qualifications:
• Strong background in developing and implementing sales strategies, preferably in retail fashion
• Strong organisational and operational experience
• Strong background and knowledge of textiles manufacturing
• Skills should include organisational development, personnel management, budget and resource development, and strategic planning; demonstrated success developing and monitoring sales and marketing strategies
• Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to the mission of Worn Again
• Flexible and able to multi-task; can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, while also driving toward clarity and solutions
Dates:
19th Aug 2009: Closing date for applications
Apply by sending a CV and cover letter explaining why you and this role are perfect for each other to cyndi@wornagain.co.uk.
Interviews: TBC
1st September: Commence
NO AGENCIES PLEASE!
