Principal Sales Director (17997)

Position: Principal Sales Director – Cleaning (National Growth Leadership Role)

Where: National role with strategic travel across the UK and access to all Kingdom offices

Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00am – 17:00pm, or aligned to the commercial demands and strategic objectives of the role

Salary: £80,000 Per Annum + Uncapped Performance-Related Bonus Scheme

What’s in it for you?

• Attractive and competitive annual leave allowance to support work-life integration
• High-impact, performance-driven bonus structure
• Company car or car allowance (Terms & Conditions apply)
• Death in Service Insurance Scheme – 2 x Salary (available upon successful completion of trial period)
• Access to advanced / early pay scheme for financial flexibility
• Free colleague app – unlocking extensive lifestyle benefits, wellbeing support and mental health resources
• Community Social Value Days (at Line Manager discretion and in line with policy)
• Weekly recognition and reward programme celebrating high performance
• Refer a Friend monetary scheme (Terms & Conditions apply)
• Accelerated career progression within a £300m+ nationally recognised organisation
• Access to Kingdom Academy executive leadership and continuous professional development programmes
• Collaborative, award-winning and high-performance culture
• Vivup employee benefits platform

Responsibilities

Sales Strategy & Growth Acceleration

• Architect, own and execute a high-impact national sales strategy delivering sustained revenue and margin growth
• Lead from the front in proactive pipeline generation, strategic prospecting and conversion excellence
• Unlock and capitalise on cross-divisional growth opportunities across Kingdom Services Group
• Leverage market intelligence, competitor insight and sector trends to refine and future-proof sales strategy
• Oversee and elevate tender excellence, ensuring compelling, commercially robust submissions

Leadership & High-Performance Team Development

• Build, inspire and scale a high-performing national cleaning sales function
• Drive a performance culture through structured KPI frameworks, measurable outputs and accountability
• Implement strategic workforce planning and succession pathways aligned to ambitious growth targets
• Coach, mentor and challenge teams to exceed expectations and break performance ceilings
• Champion Kingdom CARE values, embedding culture, engagement and visibility across your division

Client Impact & Commercial Excellence

• Cultivate influential relationships with C-Suite and senior decision-makers across target markets
• Deliver persuasive, insight-led strategic presentations that position Kingdom as partner of choice
• Transform client vision into innovative, solution-driven and commercially optimised service models
• Protect and enhance profitability through disciplined pricing governance and commercial rigour
• Partner seamlessly with operational leaders to ensure flawless mobilisation and service transition

Governance, Systems & Brand Leadership

• Drive excellence in compliance, governance and adherence to Kingdom’s “HOW we do business” framework
• Optimise CRM performance (HubSpot advantageous), ensuring data integrity, forecasting accuracy and pipeline visibility
• Deliver executive-level performance reporting with insight-driven analysis
• Act as a visible brand ambassador, amplifying Kingdom’s presence across social and professional platforms

What we are looking for:

Experience & Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience leading and transforming a cleaning sales team within a service-led organisation
• Consistent, demonstrable track record of exceeding ambitious sales and growth targets
• Proven success in scaling, restructuring or elevating high-performing sales teams
• Strong commercial intellect with the ability to think strategically and execute decisively
• Full UK driving licence
• Full five-year checkable employment history including references, credit check and right to work in the UK

The ideal candidate will be:

• Commercially driven with a relentless focus on measurable growth and performance impact
• A confident, credible executive presence with the ability to influence at Director and Board level
• Strategically minded yet operationally hands-on when required
• Highly disciplined, data-led and performance-oriented
• Marketing-savvy, comfortable leveraging digital platforms for brand amplification and outreach
• Technically confident across CRM systems (HubSpot advantageous), reporting tools and Microsoft Office
• Entrepreneurial, resilient and energised by a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Solutions-focused, continuously seeking smarter, more efficient ways of working
• A visible ambassador of Kingdom CARE values, leading with integrity, accountability and drive
• Passionate about service excellence, innovation and continuous improvement

If you are a commercially ambitious, strategically agile sales leader ready to shape national growth, influence executive strategy and build a market-leading cleaning sales function — we want to hear from you.

Apply now and take the next step in your leadership journey with Kingdom Services Group.

Contact information

Charlotte Lears