Head of U.S. Sales & Operations

• High-impact leadership role with broad influence across sales and operations.
• Opportunity to help shape a growing U.S. business at a pivotal stage.
• Entrepreneurial culture with autonomy, visibility, and direct decision-making influence.
• Strong long-term upside for a leader who can build a scalable commercial platform.
• Exposure to a global business model with meaningful runway for expansion. Based on the intake notes, the client is targeting organic growth over the next several years and may later support acquisition-driven expansion as the platform matures.

• →Lead U.S. sales growth while strengthening the operating foundation needed to scale the business.
• →Develop new customer relationships and expand existing accounts with a focus on profitable, durable growth.
• →Represent the business in the market with credibility, urgency, and strong commercial instincts.
• →Build practical processes, performance cadence, and visibility across sales, service, and execution activities.
• →Partner closely across functions to improve responsiveness, consistency, and customer satisfaction.
• →Hire, coach, and develop an early-stage team that can grow with the business.
• →Assess capability gaps and recommend the people, tools, and structure needed for the next phase.
• →Balance near-term revenue generation with longer-term market development and organizational buildout.

• Proven leadership experience in industrial, technical, distribution, or related B2B environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to win business directly and lead from the front.
• Track record of building, launching, or scaling a business unit, market, or operating function.
• Comfort operating in a less structured setting where adaptability and initiative are essential.
• Hands-on leadership style with sound judgment, resilience, and a high sense of ownership.
• Ability to move between executive-level strategy and day-to-day execution.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to build trust with customers, internal teams, and channel partners.

• Experience in industrial distribution, fluid power, technical products, or other service-driven product environments.
• Success leading through growth while introducing process discipline without slowing the business down.
• Comfort with an entrepreneurial culture that is fast-moving, low-bureaucracy, and highly accountable.

This role is ideal for a builder, someone who wants to create momentum in the field, put scalable structure in place, and help define what the future U.S. organization looks like. It offers the chance to make a visible impact, lead with autonomy, and help shape a business positioned for meaningful growth.

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