Vice President of Sales

At Joseph Joseph we love solving everyday problems through intelligent design to create distinctive, functional products that are a pleasure to own and use. We are one of the world's leading houseware brands with a global presence spanning over 100 countries, available in most major department stores and independent houseware stores worldwide as well as our rapidly growing ecommerce channel.

As Vice President (VP) of Sales, you will be responsible for leading the commercial strategy, sales execution, and trade marketing across a diverse portfolio of markets and channels. You will play a pivotal role in accelerating growth, enhancing market presence, and leading a high-performing international sales team.

What you will be doing:

• Strategy creation: Develop and execute a cohesive commercial strategy aligned with the company's growth objectives.
• Strategy activation: Oversee the commercial prioritisation of global market entry, channel development and customer acquisition strategies, to deliver the commercial strategy.
• Lead sales forecasting, planning, and budgeting across all regions and channels in collaboration with Finance and the CCO.
• Drive sales performance across subsidiaries in the UK, Germany, France, Benelux, Iberia, and the Nordics, as well as export markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
• Hold ultimate accountability for delivering the global sales P&L and optimising revenue growth and margin contribution across all channels.
• Set and monitor performance KPls for all sales territories and channels, intervening as needed to ensure delivery of targets.
• Champion a high-performance sales culture that celebrates excellence, fosters accountability, and encourages cross-functional collaboration across global teams.
• Lead, mentor, and develop an entrepreneurial sales leadership team, with a strong focus on succession planning, talent development, and consistent performance delivery.
• Implement processes to drive collaboration and consistency across regional teams and channels, ensuring alignment in sales methodology, reporting and business development.
• Oversee European trade marketing initiatives to enhance brand visibility and support channel growth, in line with the business strategy.
• Collaborate closely with the CCO, Brand, Product, and Supply-Chain teams to deliver seamless go-to-market execution.
• Use market intelligence, customer insights and competitor analysis to guide strategic decisions, shape go-to-market priorities, and uncover growth opportunities.
• Develop a senior level network within all strategic accounts and key partners, increasing engagement and commitment to the brand.
• Ensure strong commercial governance, including pricing strategy, contract management, and compliance with international trade regulations.
• Feed market and product information back to the design teams to shape future product development.

What we need from you:

• Successful tenure in a senior sales leadership role within the consumer goods sector, ideally in a growth-focused, premium brand environment.
• Strong commercial acumen with a strategic mindset and a hands-on approach to execution.
• Inspirational leader with the ability to build, lead, and motivate cross-functional international teams.
• Results-driven, and able to influence at all levels internally and externally.
• Highly organised and resilient, with the ability to manage complexity and deliver in a fast- paced environment.
• Willing to travel internationally as required to drive strategic initiatives, strengthen key partnerships, and support business growth.
• An all-round approach to business with the ability to influence all departments to gain the best results, for the company as a whole.

What you will get from us:

• A senior leadership role in a fast-growing, design-led organisation with global ambition.
• A collaborative and entrepreneurial culture where your impact will be visible and valued.
• Compensation and benefits package:
  • Competitive salary and holiday allowance
  • Sales performance related bonus
  • A pension contribution
  • An exclusive staff discount
  • Hybrid working – 3 days in the office, 2 from home and flex start/finish times (subject to travel needs of the role)
  • External private employee wellbeing support
  • Access to Perkbox
  • Carry-over holiday scheme
  • Medical appointment support
  • Volunteer days
  • Team Recognition scheme
  • Season-ticket travel loan
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service