Head of Packaging - United Kingdom

Overview

An ever evolving print group has expanded its already extensive plant list, to begin making inroads into the packaging sector with great success. This client has a great reputation within the industry for producing outstanding quality print products, and they are confident this will help give them a competitive advantage with this new service offering.

We are looking for a future-vision-motivated individual to make the packaging division a key part of the business. Combining your industry expertise and proven sales track record, you will hit the ground running in this exciting multi-faceted role. You will generate leads and build relationships by planning and organising daily work schedule to contact existing or potential sales outlets. We are looking someone with strong organisational skills, who can develop and implement an action plan through comprehensive data analysis, and adjust sales techniques based on interactions and results.

Not only will you be promoting our client’s packaging services to new and existing customers, you will also be involved in building a whole new division within the company, recruiting staff members and developing them into key team contributors.

Our client is looking for someone with experience in working with senior management to align strategies and solutions of this division with other parts of the business, guiding long-term objectives to meet needs and requirements.

This is a role that you can really take by the horns and make your own. It requires someone who exudes energy and relishes the idea of a new challenge. As the driving force behind this new division, you will become a highly-prized asset to our client’s mission in increasing market share and presence in the industry.

• Generate leads and build relationships by planning and organising daily work schedule to contact existing or potential sales outlets.
• Promote the client’s packaging services to new and existing customers.
• Build a new division, recruit staff members and develop them into key team contributors.
• Work with senior management to align strategies and solutions of this division with other parts of the business, guiding long-term objectives to meet needs and requirements.
• Take ownership of the role, exhibit energy, and become a highly-prised asset to increase market share and presence in the industry.

• Future vision‑motivated individual with industry expertise and a proven sales track record.
• Strong organisational skills, ability to develop and implement an action plan through comprehensive data analysis, and adjust sales techniques based on interactions and results.
• Experience working with senior management to align strategies and solutions across the business.
• Resident of the United Kingdom and have recently worked in the print, packaging or paper sectors.