kgb is a dynamic, innovative international company which has built some of the most successful brands in the information services sector including 118118 in the United Kingdom and Le Numero 118218 in France. In 2010, kgb launched kgbdeals a daily deals site available in over 60 cities in the US, UK, France and Italy which is already the third largest daily deal destination globally. kgb is an exciting place to work and has an exceptional track record of hiring the brightest and most creative talent available.
The Role:
kgbdeals is now looking for a commercially minded candidate, ideally with expertise in the daily deals business, to lead its new business in Spain.
• The Commercial Director will be a key member of the European senior management team and will drive all commercial and sales strategies for kgbdeals in Spain.
• The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing both sales and operational teams with respect to strategy development, operational delivery and achieving commercial goals including managing a P&L and with multiple B2B sales channels.
• Experience of setting strategy and achieving commercial revenue goals is essential in the context of B2B or B2C (or both) environments.
• The successful candidate will be at the centre of developing new commercial strategies and implementing them to make kgbdeals Spain a leading player in the daily deals sector.
• The remit will be to lead from the front, inspiring the team to deliver a robust expansion of revenues and margins and creating new opportunities for growth along the way.
The Candidate:
• You will be either an astute Commercial Director with experience gained within an internet/social media, e-commerce or similar company with a driven, fast moving culture or an MBA trained investment banker with extensive knowledge of the daily-deals or e-commerce space.
• He/she will build and manage effective relationships with key contacts at all levels and create tailored, technology driven customer-focused solutions to provide exemplary products and services to clients.
• Experience of leading a brand-extension to new product lines would be an advantage, as would experience building highly profitable digital delivery channels for products and marketing.
• A self-motivated team player that can deliver demanding targets with minimal supervision and is unfazed by ambiguity.
• Though not a prerequisite, experience of managing consumer brands and related marketing campaigns and strategy would also be highly beneficial.
• A dynamic, self starter with a track record in leading sales and operations teams in an extremely fast-paced environment with the ability to recruit, manage and motivate staff.
Qualified candidates should email their CV along with a cover letter to grh@kgb.com. The deadline for applications is 3rd June 2011.