Sales and Proposals Director

Our Business

pxFairport (pxF) is a project delivery specialist offering full turnkey EPC and OEM solutions to the bulk material handling and plant processing markets. Our services cover the aggregates, processing, tunnelling, mining, quarrying, alternative fuels, waste-to-energy, ports, and food sectors, globally. With unrivalled industry expertise, pxF manages, specifies, engineers, designs, supplies, installs, operates, and maintains market leading equipment for complex material handling needs, guaranteeing performance excellence, reliability, and optimal operating costs.


The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for a Sales and Proposals Director to join the Sunderland Fairport office.

Reporting to the Group Sales and Proposals Director, the Sales Director provides leadership and is responsible for the sales pipeline and business development activities, along with supporting the proposal management of the bid team to ensure that the generation and active progression of opportunities is significant enough to support and achieve the booking and sales targets year on year. Responsible for developing and implementing tools and processes that aid the progress of business development into new business sectors, manage sales pipeline producing accurate forecasting tools and reports for business planning, highlight and manage risk at the front end of all opportunities, generate accurate costing material that is in conjunction with other departments ensuring high throughput of enquiries and effective and efficient handover. The Sales Director must effectively communicate the vision of the business, driving accountability, ownership, and measured performance. Translating the overarching business deliverables into clearly defined KPIs. Overall responsibility for controlling and accurately reporting the sales pipeline, win/lost data, and proposal activity. The role also supports the Group Sales & Proposals Director and Manager Director with delivering the business plan and support of all other operational elements as required, as well as the overall P&L of the business.

You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.