Managing Director UKI

About the role:

We are Versuni. Home to some of the world’s most renowned domestic appliance brands. Our purpose is to turn houses into homes.

You will lead the end-to-end commercial agenda for Versuni for the UK&I cluster, driving profitable growth, brand penetration, and market share across all channels (retail, e-commerce, distributors, and direct-to-consumer). This role is accountable for developing and executing the commercial strategy in alignment with the UK&Ireland Fighting Unit*. Plan, while building strong external partnerships and fostering a high-performance, customer-obsessed team culture.

We’re looking for a charismatic leader who brings people together, unlocks their potential and creates an environment built on trust, ownership and challenging opportunities to grow.

The impact you’ll make:

Strategic leadership: 
•    Develop and execute the commercial country-level strategy for the region in alignment with the Fighting Unit agenda
•    Oversee and coordinate all country operations, ensuring alignment with global and regional strategies while acting as the voice of UK&I Management Team.
•    Drive sustainable business growth through effective leadership of cross-functional teams, ensuring all key functions (Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain) contribute to overall success
•    Identify market opportunities, risks, and trends and adjust strategies to ensure company remains competitive and profitable
Finance management:
•    Drive financial performance across the cluster
•    Define and recommend the annual budget for the cluster with Marketing, Commercial Excellence and Finance leads to the Managing Director of the Fighting Unit
•    Reports on (monthly) markets including financial performance
Sales (offline and online), and Commercial Excellence:
•    Oversee all sales and commercial activities, ensuring that sales targets, and market share growth ambitions are achieved
•    Develop and implement go-to-market strategies that align with local customer priorities
•    Foster relationships with key customers, distributors, and partners to drive strong business growth and brand visibility
•    Lead sales operations across key channels: modern trade, traditional trade, distributors, and e-commerce
Team culture:
•    Develop a cohesive, high-performing cross-functional country team
•    Encourage open communication and transparency, fostering strong relationships between functions at the Fighting Unit level
•    Lead by example, setting a tone of ethical leadership, and prioritizing employee development and well-being
•    Drive employee engagement initiatives that strengthen commitment, collaboration, and alignment with business and cultural priorities.

## The skills and knowledge you’ll bring:

•    Bachelor’s degree in a Business or Commercial field (preferred).
•    10+ years of experience in sales and commercial/marketing leadership roles, ideally within consumer goods or durables
•    Deep knowledge of the Local market retail landscape and key accounts 
•    Proven experience in P&L management, strategy development, and execution across sales, marketing, and e-commerce.
•    Strong ability to lead cross-functional and cross-market teams.
•    Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills
•    A change leader with vision, energy and the courage to challenge the status quo and turn ideas into action.
•    Fluency in English is required

Our Winning Behaviors

At Versuni you'll enjoy a great deal of ownership and freedom. We move quickly, learn through doing and work together across countries and functions. If you enjoy creating clarity, taking initiative and seeing your work come to life in millions of homes, you'll feel at home here.

At Versuni, we're looking for people who: 
•Put Consumers first by using insights and data to create better products and experiences
•Take Ownership by being accountable, making sound decisions, and treating company resources responsibly
•Win as One team by collaborating openly, building trust, and helping others succeed

If these behaviors describe how you work, we'd love to hear from you.

## What we’ll give you in return:

•    Internationally competitive base salary | benchmarked against global industry and market leaders 
•    Sales Incentive Program | rewarding those who dare and achieve more 
•    Company Car
•    Top of the market pension scheme | with higher-than-average company contributions
•    Extensive holiday package 
•    Healthcare package
•    Product Discounts | on all Versuni products which are sold under the Philips brand and our other brands
•    Hybrid working model | effectively combining working from the office & home, depending on team dynamics and personal needs
•    High growth environment | offering exciting learning and career development perspectives beyond your first role 
•    Inclusive working culture | we embrace our international community & diversity as competitive advantage

## Ready to make an impact?

From developing game-changing air fryers to perfecting the art of coffee making, Versuni’s purpose is turning ho

Our recruitment process includes a recruiter call, two business & HR interviews, and a leadership assessment.

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