Regional Sales Director
Turner Lovell is supporting the search for a senior commercial leader to join a global player. This organisation is well established across complex applications and is now expanding further into high-growth markets including data centre infrastructure.
This is a high-impact regional leadership opportunity for someone who can combine commercial leadership, technical credibility and strategic market development. The business is entering a new phase of growth and requires a leader who can bring pace, vision and structure to a strong existing team while helping reposition the commercial organisation for the next stage of market evolution.
The role
As Commercial Director, you will lead the commercial organisation across different countries in Europe and Middle East regions. You will be responsible for shaping commercial strategy, developing key markets, strengthening customer engagement and leading the transformation of a sizeable technical-commercial team.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the commercial function across a diverse and strategically important region
- Define and execute the regional commercial strategy across established and emerging markets
- Drive growth across electrification, power systems, power stability, storage, utilities and data centre-related applications
- Bring a more proactive and market-led commercial approach to the businessLead and develop a large team spanning sales and applications engineering
- Strengthen performance management, team capability and organisational effectiveness
- Build strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders in a complex technical environment
- Support the positioning of tailored technical and commercial solutions to clients
- Identify new opportunities, anticipate market changes and help shape future commercial direction
- Lead transformation in a business moving quickly into new customer segments and applications.
The ideal candidate:
- Strong senior commercial leadership experience in a technical or industrial environment.
- Degree qualified, ideally in engineering, electrical engineering, industrial systems, business or a related discipline with a comprehensive background in electrical related projects, power systems or related engineered solutions.
- Proven track record leading regional sales teams and technical commercial functions
- Strong business development and market development capability
- Able to operate credibly with both customers and internal technical stakeholders
- Experience in international and matrix-led organisations
- Comfortable leading change, driving accountability and improving team performance
- A visible, inspirational leader who can create momentum and direction
- Fluent English required; French or additional regional language skills would be advantageous
Why apply?
- Opportunity to lead a strategically important commercial organisation
- High-visibility role with broad regional scope and real influence
- Strong platform for growth across evolving electrical and energy markets
- Transformation mandate with the chance to shape team structure, pace and market approach
- Exposure to fast-growing segments including data centres and storage.
- Join a business where technical depth and commercial leadership are equally valued.