Regional Sales Director - Acquiring in Preston

We’re hiring for growth. Join us! We’re looking for a driven Regional Sales Director to join our Corporate Acquiring Sales Leadership. You will provide leadership to a driven and passionate team and empower them to reach their sales targets as well as implementing and executing sales strategies to achieve team goals and revenue objectives.

What you’ll own:

• You will provide leadership including planning, coaching, recruiting, performance development and mentoring and working with the team to implement goals, document progress as well as developing or expanding new accounts.
• This is an opportunity to use innovative methods to direct your team on the effective use of resources and tools and assist them in establishing financial goals, objectives and measurements to meet growth targets.
• Identifies critical market segments through market research and competitor analyses and recommends sales strategies for improvement.
• Oversees trade show participation and participates in planning of sales meetings.
• Prepares sales production reports for senior management.
• Participates in building, packaging and price setting with members of management to meet market needs.
• Monitors client survey results to ensure positive client relationships and satisfaction and responds to any negative criticism.
• Ensures development and maintenance of long-term relationships with client base.
• Instils a belief in the company's vision, mission and goals and works to establish FIS as an industry expert and leader.
• Encourages staff to participate in product/service as well as industry related educational opportunities to strengthen and improve skill levels and ability to service customers.
• May assist sales executives in attaining revenue goals including the development of tactical and strategic plans to create and close product/service opportunities.

What you bring:

• Do you have experience managing sales teams and empowering them to achieve revenue goals?
• Requires strong business skills, industry knowledge, financial management and planning skills, long-term vision and executive presence.
• General knowledge of financial and/or payment solutions technology including systems, applications and banking practices.
• Requires expert negotiation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent skills in communicating ideas both verbally and in written form in a clear, concise and professional manner including presentations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management in an organized, professional manner.
• Skill in productivity, planning and workload management.
• Requires solid decision-making and problem solving skills.
• Analytical skills are required to determine client business needs and requirements.
• Ability to remain calm under various levels of pressure.
• Ability to show established track record of involvement in industry trade groups preferred.
• Requires the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management (internally/externally), employees, clients and public.
• Ability to identify, address and resolve employee related issues.

What we offer you:

• Generous Basic, Commission Structure and Car Allowance.
• A multifaceted role with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities.
• A modern and flexible work environment and a dedicated, motivated, and supportive team.
• Time to support charities and give back to your community.
• A fantastic range of benefits designed to help support your lifestyle and well-being.

About the team:

Our Commercial and Sales teams are a dynamic group of go-getters. They pride themselves on thinking like our customers, always asking the right questions to create value for businesses from every size and industry – from globally recognized brands to start-ups.

What makes a Worldpayer:

It’s simple: Think, Act, Win. We stay curious, always asking the right questions and finding creative solutions to simplify the complex. We’re dynamic, every Worldpayer is empowered to make the right decisions for their customers. And we’re determined, always staying open and winning and failing as one.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Worldpayer. Apply now to write the next chapter in your career.