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What is the role of a Sales Director?
A Sales Director is a high-level executive often responsible for crafting an entire organization’s sales strategy. Sales Directors focus on setting team goals, analyzing budgets, and improving the sales process for large profile clients. Depending on the size of an organization, Sales Directors often motivate and create training opportunities for the teams they oversee.
Sales Director job titles can include titles such as National Sales Director, Head of Business Development, Director- Sales and Marketing or Sr. Sales Director. The average base salary for a Sales Director is $140,000 – $200,000 with average on-target earnings of $215,000 – $250,000.
Over the last 15+ years, Sales Talent Agency has worked with over 75 companies across North America, Europe, and Australia placing more than 150 Sales Directors with $15 million+ in combined salaries.