Head of Sales

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • London, Milton Keynes, Reading

London, Milton Keynes, Reading

220959-en_GB

Life on the team

We are looking to recruit a dynamic Head of Sales to lead our Data Centre & Hybrid team. If you have a passion for helping customers and would like to leverage the best technologies in the space of Data Centre & Hybrid then we have the opportunity for you. You will be responsible for leading, developing and growing a successful sales team. You will be working in a high-performing and rewarding culture and be a critical part of making that success a reality.

As part of our journey to become Europe's leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, enabling users and their business, we are looking to grow our sales team within Data Centre and Hybrid technologies with an exceptional Head of Sales to lead a team of Solutions Sales Specialists. The Data Centre & Hybrid business exists to help customers access and deploy world class infrastructure to support their applications and data and drive their business forward.

As a Head of Sales, you will be responsible for leading a team of approximately 8-10 individual Sales Specialists. You will support them to drive campaigns and opportunities into the world’s largest organisations and be an instrumental part in constructing and closing deals. In your position as a sales leader you will lead from the front, spending as much time in front of customers as possible and helping to develop your team into a high performing and effective sales force.

Whilst previous people management experience would be beneficial, we are also keen to hear from high-performing sales professionals who are ready to take the next step into leadership and have the passion and potential to develop and lead a successful team.

What you’ll do

Drive the Data Centre & Hybrid value proposition into our enterprise customers from a leadership level
Help qualify, construct and close high complexity technology and professional services deals with some of the world’s largest customers
Support, coach and develop a high performing sales team – including a range of skillsets from Graduates through to 20+ year sales experts
Work with our strategic vendor partnerships to identity new opportunities for partnering
Build lasting relationships with key stakeholders at identified customers
Understand and be an expert internally for our core Data Centre & Hybrid go to market propositions and advocate for these amongst the sales community
Support the growth of the Data Centre & Hybrid Solution Area and delivery against its sales targets
Support the Solution Area Director with the strategy of the team
Engage within a broad virtual team across Computacenter comprising Account Managers, Client Directors, Professional Services, Solution Leaders and
Architects to help customers access and procure key technology solutions and services.

What you’ll need

Previous experience managing an enterprise level sales team or a high performing sales professional who is ready to take their next step into leadership
Relevant experience in the Data Centre & Hybrid market – either from a reseller, services provider or vendor background
Front-line sales experience in relevant technologies or solutions
Excellent communicator and presenter
Strong commercial acumen, good negotiator and understanding of complex sales cycles and governance processes
Extensive network within the Data Centre & Hybrid partner community

Access all areas

Join us and you’ll follow a structured programme that gives you access to all parts of Computacenter including our senior leaders.

Freedom & trust

At Computacenter, you can really thrive by having the autonomy to do the right thing, for the long-term benefit of your customers in our unique can-do culture. Our salespeople are trusted with high-profile customers and manage large-scale, complex projects.

Your work. Your time

Our culture means that you’re free to decide how best to manage your time and workload. All that matters is that you’re delivering your best for our customers and that you pursue a healthy work/life balance.

Celebrating success

Our two-day annual Group Kick-off event is an international sales conference like no other! It’s a great opportunity to network with your peers from Europe, the US and beyond. Learn, be inspired and help celebrate the success of your team and your colleagues.

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Sharing knowledge

Our regular Sales Summits and Sales University events are there to help you keep one step ahead of the latest trends and updated on our capabilities and organisational performance. You also have access to accreditation programmes from our major technology partners.

Personal development

We offer unlimited opportunities for your personal growth and development with a structure that offers clear paths for progression. Our people have gone on to become some of the most successful leaders across the global industry – and we’re rightly proud of this.

Reward and recognition

Help our customers solve complex challenges in a changing world and you’ll be recognised and rewarded for your efforts. We offer an attractive, competitive pay structure and benefits package.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

We’re a place where you can belong

At Computacenter, people matter. We value what makes you, you, and believe everyone should feel comfortable being themselves at work. Here, you’ll be recognised for your contribution, supported to grow, and welcomed into a vibrant, collaborative culture where you can experience a genuine sense of belonging - because when you thrive, we thrive.

You’ll see this reflected in our recruitment process too. We aim to provide fair access to opportunities and an inclusive, barrier‑free experience. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values and bring the skills and experience we need.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme. If you opt in and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you’ll be guaranteed an interview, and we’re happy to support any reasonable adjustments. Please let us know when you apply.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.