William Henry Associates

Clients

A better way to recruit top sales talent

Contingent, retained and pipelining services for Field Sales, Sales Management and Sales Director appointments.

Why William Henry

We are not a CV supplier.

A great sales hire moves the numbers for years. We would rather spend time getting the brief right than send a pile of CVs that solves nothing.

Our commitment

What working with us looks like

Clear terms, honest market advice and a consultant who stays with the assignment from brief to start date.

01

Sales is all we do

Our only focus is recruiting sales professionals, so we understand targets, territories and what good looks like.

02

Headhunting, not just advertising

The best sales people are rarely job hunting. We approach them directly.

03

Contingent or retained

Choose success based recruitment, a fully retained search, or pipelining for future hires.

04

Quality over volume

A small number of relevant, qualified candidates rather than a stack of CVs.

05

Honest market insight

Straight advice on packages, OTE and what the market will realistically deliver.

06

Recognised brands

20 years of placing talent into some of the most recognised brands in the world.

Our hiring process

Four stages, agreed with you before we start

  1. 01

    Brief

    We learn the territory, the product, the targets and the kind of seller who wins in your market.

  2. 02

    Search

    Our network and direct headhunting reach sales people who are performing, not just those who are looking.

  3. 03

    Shortlist

    A focused shortlist of qualified candidates, with context on each, and never sent without consent.

  4. 04

    Hire

    We manage interviews, offers and resignations, and stay in touch through the first months in role.

Areas of expertise

Where we recruit

Specialist desks, each with a named consultant and a defined region.

  • 01

    Field Sales

    Territory and UK wide field sales representatives, executives and business development managers.

  • 02

    Sales Management

    Sales leaders and managers across divisional areas or UK wide.

  • 03

    Executive Sales Leadership

    Board level sales leadership roles including Sales Directors, Commercial Directors and CSOs.

  • 04

    Contingent Recruitment

    Success based recruitment of sales professionals, with no fee until you hire.

  • 05

    Retained Recruitment

    Fully retained services including headhunting a target list of candidates.

  • 06

    Pipelining Services

    A short or long list of qualified, headhunted candidates for a current or future brief, or for succession planning.

In their words

Client feedback

William Henry understood exactly the kind of field sales person who succeeds with us. We interviewed three strong candidates and hired two.
National Sales Manager · FMCG business
They were honest about the role and the package from day one, and nothing went to the client until I said yes.
Regional Sales Manager · Placed candidate
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