As we continue to grow, we are excited to add a Senior Sales Director to our Italy team.   The position is based in our Milan offices (3 days a week). 

OVERVIEW:  

As a Senior Sales Director you will be responsible for managing key client relationships, driving revenue growth, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Your role will focus on strategic account management, business development, and sales leadership to achieve and exceed targets. You will work closely with internal teams, including marketing, customer success, and operations, to deliver tailored solutions to clients.  

What You'll Do:  

  Account Management & Growth: 

• Manage and grow a portfolio of key accounts, ensuring client retention and satisfaction.  
• Develop and execute strategic account plans to maximize revenue opportunities.  
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, providing consultative sales and solutions.  

  New Business Development: 

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities within existing and new accounts.  
• Build relationships with senior decision-makers to influence buying decisions.  
• Work with the sales team to develop compelling sales pitches and presentations. 

Sales Strategy & Execution: 

• Meet and exceed sales targets, including revenue, profit, and customer acquisition goals.  
• Develop pricing strategies, contract negotiations, and proposals.  
• Collaborate with marketing to create targeted campaigns and lead-generation strategies.   

Team Collaboration & Leadership: 

• Mentor and support junior sales team members where applicable.  
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless service delivery.  
• Provide regular sales reports, forecasts, and insights to leadership.  

What You'll Bring:  

• Experience: 15 years in sales, account management, or business development, preferably in consumer goods or consumer electronics.
• Fluent Italian and English 
• Proven Track Record: Demonstrated ability to exceed revenue targets and grow key accounts. 
• Client-Focused: Strong ability to understand client needs and deliver tailored solutions. 
• Negotiation & Closing: Expertise in handling complex sales cycles and closing high-value deals. 
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to identify growth opportunities and drive long-term business success. 
• Communication & Leadership: Excellent presentation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills. 
• CRM & Tech-Savvy: Proficiency in CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) and Microsoft Office Suite.  

Media Manager, Amazon Europe (SharkNinja) 

OVERVIEW: 

The Amazon Marketing Team within SharkNinja drives our products through the Amazon platforms across Europe – from setup, content, optimisation and creative positioning through to driving demand and awareness.  We strive to deliver best in class content and seamless customer journey that translates into high visibility, strong conversion and long term brand growth.    

We’re seeking a strategic and performance-driven Digital Media Manager to own demand generation with the Amazon Advertising eco system.  This role is not about just managing advertising but actively creating solutions and strategies that drive profitable growth.  You’ll take full ownership of Amazon media strategy and execution, partnering with internal teams, cross function teams and agency partners to deliver measurable profitable growth.    

What You'll Do:

• Strategy Development: Own the strategic roadmap for Amazon paid media, aligned with business priorities and growth targets 

• Campaign Management: Plan, launch, and optimise campaigns with agency partners across Amazon DSP, AMS and emerging Amazon formats.  Leverage AMC data to identify customer behaviours, map conversion paths and refine audience targeting.   

• Performance Ownership: End to End accountability for performance across the Amazon Media funnel from awareness to conversion to repurchase.   

• Analytics and Reporting: Obsess over performance dashboards, track KPIs, and translate insights into actionable strategies. Communicate results clearly to stakeholders at all levels. 

• Data Obsessed: Live in the data. Use insights from AMC, Retail Analytics, and internal BI to find opportunities, kill inefficiencies, and scale winners fast. 

• Budget Management: Own and optimise media budgets, ensuring efficiency, growth, and ROI. 

• Conversion Optimization: Partner with content, creative and UX teams to test messaging, imagery, and landing experiences that move the needle. 

• Market and Competitor Intelligence: Stay ahead of market trends, category shifts, and competitor tactics. Actively shape how SharkNinja shows up on Amazon. 

• Agency and Partner Management: Direct external agencies and partners with clarity and accountability. Set clear objectives, KPIs, and performance thresholds. 

• Cross-Functional CollaboraAptostion: Work hand-in-glove with Amazon sales, content, brand, creative, and regional and global media teams to ensure aligned execution and feedback loops. 
• Innovation & Testing: Run a continuous test-and-learn agenda across audiences, creatives, placements, and formats to drive incremental gains.

What You'll Bring: 

• 4-6 years of experience in Amazon Digital Marketing, ideally in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. 

• Deep understanding of Amazon’s advertising ecosystem, including DSP, PPC, Sponsored Ads, and AMC. 

• Proven experience with AMC or working closely with analytics teams to activate data insights into media strategy. 

• High analytical acumen with strong data storytelling skills; able to build a narrative from numbers. 

• Demonstrated success managing substantial budgets and delivering tangible business outcomes. 

• Experienced in briefing, managing and challenging media and creative agencies. 

• Strong project management skills, can juggle multiple priorities and move fast while maintaining accuracy and accountability. 

• Growth mindset, always looking for what’s next, what can be better, and how to move faster. 

• Comfortable in ambiguity and adept at navigating change across markets and platforms. 

• Strong communicator, confident presenting to senior leadership, comfortable translating complexity into clarity.