Jobs, fresher vacancy - Head of Sales (£90k - £120k base 70% OTE) • UK

Company: Cosmic Partners

UK

We are working exclusively with our client to find a Sales Lead.About: We’re working with a high-growth, venture-backed ecommerce business that enables established consumer brands to scale internationally across major online marketplaces.The company partners with founder-led brands that have achieved strong product–market fit but need support to expand beyond their initial geography. Using a data-driven, wholesale-led model, the business takes end-to-end ownership of international expansion - covering pricing, localisation, content optimisation, supply chain, and marketplace operations - allowing brands to grow faster while improving unit economics.Now operating across dozens of active brands and generating multi-million-euro annual revenue, the company is entering its next phase of growth. They are hiring a Head of Sales to build and lead the commercial function end-to-end - spanning outbound brand acquisition, ICP definition, sales process design, enablement, and team leadership - as the business accelerates expansion across the UK, Europe, and the US.Key Highlights: Player-manager Head of Sales role with full ownership of both personal quota and team performance.VC-backed ecommerce platform founded by marketplace subject-matter experts with prior scale-and-exit experience.Backed by a UK leading VC, with strong ambition to build a category-defining business.Early 8 figure turnover with strong runway and generating ~€900k in monthly top-line product sales across global marketplaces.65+ active brands, typically founder-led businesses doing €500k–50m on Amazon and other marketplaces.Lean business of ~25 people, including engineering, operations, customer success, and content.Commercial function currently small and early-stage (SDRs + AE), with the Head of Sales expected to lead from the front.100% outbound sales motion today - Head of Sales will personally source, run audit calls, close deals, and build pipeline.Sales cycle from 2-4 months.Clear IC expectations alongside leadership: closing ~2 new brand partnerships per month while managing and developing the team.Ownership of ICP definition, outbound strategy, sales process, enablement, reporting, and forecasting.Proven wholesale commercial model with pre-agreed B2B pricing and margin-based partnerships — tangible, measurable ROI for brands.Significant whitespace across the UK, Europe, and US, with a strategic focus on growing North American revenue.High-urgency, execution-led environment - suited to hands-on leaders who thrive in imperfect, fast-moving setups and want real influence.The Role: Own the sales function end-to-end as a player-manager, balancing personal quota delivery with overall team performance.Revenue targets split between individual contribution and team attainment, with clear accountability for both.Personally source, run audit calls, structure commercial terms, and close new brand partnerships via a 100% outbound motion.Lead and develop a lean commercial team (2 SDRs + AE), setting expectations across activity, pipeline, and conversion.Define and iterate ICP, outbound strategy, and target account lists as the business scales.Own the sales process from first contact through audit, forecasting, and close, ensuring consistency and pace.Build simple, scalable sales processes, playbooks, and reporting with a strong focus on data and predictability.Establish clear funnel metrics and maintain tight pipeline inspection and forecasting discipline.Drive a high-urgency sales culture focused on pace, ownership, and execution in a resource-lean environment.Partner closely with founders and operations to align commercial decisions with delivery capability and margin.Hire and onboard future commercial talent as the function grows, while maintaining high performance standards.Requirements: 3+ years of direct closing experience, with a consistent track record in outbound-led environments.At least 1 year of sales management experience, ideally in a player-manager capacity.Experience working with industry best practice sales frameworks such as MEDDPICC.Comfortable carrying a personal quota while being accountable for team performance.Data-driven and commercially sharp - strong on pipeline, forecasting, and prioritisation.Thrives in fast-paced, resource-lean, high-urgency environments.Bias to action: gets things done without waiting for perfect process or support.Low-ego, high-standards operator who values ownership, accountability, and pace.Experience in ecommerce, marketplaces, or the Amazon ecosystem is nice to have, not essential.Benefits: £90k - £120k base + 70% OTELondon / Hybrid workingTBD