FRENCH SELECTION (FS)
Packaging UK Sales Manager
Location: Wolverhampton
Salary: circa £50,000 plus Bonus plus car
Ref: 743UK
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The company:
Leading packaging manufacturer serving a range of sectors such as FMCG, food and drinks, HORECA, Agriculture, Industrial manufacturing, Logistics, Medical ...
Main duties:
To cover existing key accounts and new business in the UK region in addition to Ireland, the job could expand outside the UK
The role:
- Identify and generate leads that are potential users packaging products.
- Communicate and follow up with the factories for prices, testing and agreeing margins
- Drive sales lead converting process into prospects and potential customers
- Liaise and coordinate with the sales team to guarantee a continuous sales support
- Coordinate with product managers of the factories for customers visits when required
- Collect and process purchase orders, follow up with the customer services for updates
- Visit customers frequently in person and maintain the follow up on potential customers
- Analyse data related to the targeted products and recommend pricing strategy
- Set sales forecast and annual budgets in coordination with the senior sales managers
- Follow up on unmet sales forecast in coordination with the senior sales managers
- Draft a marketing expansion plan and achieve the plan by number of forecasted prospects
- Conduct competition studies, update, and analyse the competitors' profiles, and offerings
- Equip and assist the sales force with product knowledge and communication
- Seek new ideas and remain updated on latest trends, technologies and processes
The candidate:
- Fluent in English to business level (written and spoken)
- Additional European languages such as French, Dutch, German, Spanish or Italian - Advantageous
- Experience in the sales of flexible packaging products for the Food and catering, industrial, agricultural, and Hygiene sectors
- Self-driven, have the self-initiative, and responsible for growing the sales of packaging products in the region responsible for.
- Team player, dynamic, flexible, and adaptable to changes are key elements for success.
- Happy to travel in UK and IRE on a weekly basis (50% time)
The salary: circa £50,000 plus bonus plus car
French Selection, leading UK-based consultancy specialising in the recruitment of bilingual and multilingual professionals for international business (industries and services). We are the leading recruitment consultancy for German, French, Italian and Spanish speaking positions. Also recruiting for positions with other languages such as Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian languages, Mandarin, Japanese and Arabic.