Sales Innovation Director

Samsung Electronics

Strategy, Operations & Supply Chain Director at Samsung leading strategic direction and operational governance in UK & Ireland. Driving sustainable growth across diverse product lines and aligning execution with long-term objectives.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeChertsey • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and maintain the mid and long-term strategic direction of the UK & Ireland MX business, ensuring alignment with European and Global priorities.
Lead annual business planning, long-range planning and strategic review processes, translating business objectives into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
Act as a trusted advisor to the UK Leadership Team, providing insight, challenge and recommendations to support key business decisions.
Own the governance framework for business performance, ensuring clear visibility of revenue, profitability, market share, operational KPIs and strategic objectives.
Lead executive performance reviews, business reporting and operational governance processes to identify risks, opportunities and corrective actions.
Manage and prioritise strategic initiatives that accelerate growth, improve competitiveness, and strengthen Samsung's market position.
Lead relationships with external research agencies, consultancies and insight partners, ensuring the business maintains a market-leading understanding of customer behaviour and market dynamics.
Sponsor and lead cross-functional taskforces established to address critical business challenges and opportunities.
Develop future organisational capabilities by embedding best practice across strategy development, performance management and business governance.
Provide strategic leadership and vision across the operational functions of the MX business, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and execution.
Drive the operating rhythm of the UK MX business, ensuring effective alignment across commercial, operational and strategic planning cycles.
Champion data-driven decision making through the development of reporting tools, performance dashboards and business analytics capabilities.
Lead cross-functional transformation programmes focused on simplification, automation and operational excellence.
Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Finance and European Headquarters to ensure cohesive execution of strategic priorities.
Ensure the organisation maintains strong planning discipline, governance standards and accountability across all business functions.
Drive process improvements that increase organisational effectiveness, improve decision-making quality and reduce complexity.
Establish scalable business processes, governance frameworks and reporting structures that support future growth.
Lead UK & Ireland logistics and distribution functions, ensuring effective demand planning, supply planning, inventory management and fulfilment performance across all channels.
Drive forecasting excellence through robust planning processes, scenario modelling and cross-functional collaboration with Product Management, Sales and Headquarters.
Balance customer requirements, commercial priorities and operational constraints to optimise business outcomes while maintaining healthy inventory levels.
Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, inventory health, service levels and customer fulfilment performance.
Ensure strong collaboration between commercial teams and supply chain functions to maximise revenue opportunities and minimise operational risk.
Develop planning capabilities, tools and governance that improve visibility, responsiveness and execution quality across the business.
Define a clear vision, key focus areas and operating principles for the Strategy, Operations & Supply Chain organisation, communicating regularly to ensure alignment and engagement.
Lead and develop senior managers across Strategy & Business Management, Consumer & Market Insights and Supply Chain functions, providing coaching, support and accountability.
Foster a high-performance culture focused on ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement and commercial impact.
Ensure clarity, governance and consistency across all people management processes, including objective setting, performance reviews, development planning and talent management.
Build organisational capability through succession planning, mentoring and leadership development programmes.
Promote cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing across teams to improve organisational effectiveness and decision-making quality.
Ensure compliance with SEUK policies, processes and governance standards while maintaining a strong focus on employee engagement and wellbeing.
Create an environment where individuals are empowered to challenge, innovate and continuously improve how the business operates.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive senior leadership experience within strategy, operations, supply chain, commercial management or business transformation roles.
Demonstrated experience leading large, cross-functional teams within a complex consumer electronics, technology or FMCG organisation.
Deep understanding of strategic planning, business management, commercial performance and operational governance.
Proven experience influencing executive stakeholders and driving alignment across diverse functions and leadership teams.
Strong understanding of demand planning, forecasting, inventory management and end-to-end supply chain operations.
Exceptional analytical capability with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business recommendations.
Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience balancing short-term performance requirements against long-term strategic objectives.
Demonstrated success leading organisational transformation, process improvement and capability-building initiatives.
Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working closely with regional and global headquarters teams.
Proven track record of developing high-performing teams and building future leadership capability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance
Car allowance
Private medical – family cover
Income protection
Enhanced pension contribution
Three volunteering days each year
Flexible benefit portal and contribution of £55 per month - including travel insurance, gym membership, season ticket loan, Tastecard, dental insurance and more
Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday
Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products
Access to a discount shopping portal

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic planningbusiness managementcommercial performanceoperational governancedemand planningforecastinginventory managementsupply chain operationsdata analysisprocess improvement

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder managementcommunicationcollaborationcoachingmentoringownershipcontinuous improvementstrategic visionhigh-performance culture