Sales Director (UK, Ireland, Netherlands)
Tech Stack
Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Fairmarkit is the leading autonomous sourcing platform transforming the way organizations buy and sell. We empower procurement teams with automation, AI, and GenAI to source more competitively at scale. Our solutions for tail spend and strategic sourcing help innovative procurement teams reduce cycle times, drive out costs, meet ESG/Diversity targets, and provide a better stakeholder experience to internal partners and suppliers. Fairmarkit has been recognized with awards by organizations such as Gartner and IDC, and is backed by strategic investors like Notable Capital, Insight Partners, 1984.VC, and Newfund.
We are looking for a Sales Director to join our Sales Organization in the UK, Ireland, or Netherlands. As part of our team, you will be selling to our most coveted accounts and working with high-caliber clients. You will execute an account plan to deliver maximum revenue potential. You will manage complex sales cycles, often presenting the value of our product to C-level executives. This remote role reports directly to our SVP of Sales.
Responsibilities
- Close six-figure software deals leveraging internal and external partnerships
- Meet with prospects to identify their requirements and needs
- Drive feedback and bring insights from client and internal meetings to close deals, scale the company, and improve client retention
- Provide accurate sales forecasting, generate pipeline, and maintain high Salesforce hygiene
- Navigate complex accounts, building internal champions, selling to the C-suite
- Build business cases based on value-based solution selling
- Understand and keep up to date with industry and competitive landscape knowledge
Requirements
- A track record of high achievement and the desire to grow your career
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- 8+ years of SaaS closing experience with a history of exceeding quota
- A background in selling to the procurement, finance, or ERP space is a plus
- Strong organizational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Ability to harness financial data to inform decisions
- Understand the fine art of value-based selling
- Experience selling to supply chain, procurement, or CFOs is a plus
We Offer
- Competitive salary: €129,390 or £111,980 per year (base salary) + commission, equity, and benefits
- Remote work options
- Opportunity to work with a leading autonomous sourcing platform
- Professional development opportunities
About the Company
Headquartered in Boston, and backed by a $35.6M Series C co-led by OMERS, Highland, Notable Capital, Insight Partners, and ServiceNow. We are looking for exceptional candidates who want to help grow our company into a global enterprise and make their mark on the B2B tech industry. Come soar to new heights with us!
Fairmarkit is an equal opportunity employer, and selects individuals best matched for the job based upon job-related qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status or any other status or characteristic protected by law.