Technical Sales Executive. LilyLifestyle

Technical Sales Executive

£50,000 per annum

We at JKR are excited to be recruiting a Technical Sales Executive for one of our key clients. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing company!

New Business Development (Primary Focus):

Proactively identify, target, and secure new customer accounts across emerging sectors and applications to drive sustainable and profitable business growth

Manage the full new business sales cycle, from market research and prospect identification through initial engagement, proposal development, and contract award

Generate new business opportunities through a combination of outbound prospecting, inbound lead management, trade exhibitions, networking activities, and targeted market analysis

Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of new business opportunities, ensuring leads are effectively qualified, prioritised, and progressed through the sales funnel

Prepare and deliver commercial proposals, quotations, and pricing strategies for prospective clients in alignment with company pricing policies and profitability targets

Lead commercial negotiations with prospective customers, including the agreement of pricing structures, contract terms, and conditions

Collaborate closely with Technical, Production, and Customer Service teams to ensure proposed solutions are both technically feasible and commercially viable

Identify unmet market needs and emerging opportunities, recommending new products, applications, or market approaches aligned with the organisation’s manufacturing capabilities

Represent the company professionally at customer meetings, industry events, and exhibitions in a technical sales capacity

Support sales and marketing initiatives to drive lead generation and market expansion, including contributing to website content and promotional activities

Maintain accurate records of prospect interactions, opportunity status, and pipeline value within company systems

Selective Existing Account Development:

Develop existing customer accounts

Identify and pursue expansion opportunities within existing customers that align with the company’s strategic growth objectives

Lead the commercial activity for such opportunities, including pricing, proposals and negotiation

Work with internal teams to ensure expanded business is successfully introduced and stabilised

Ongoing routine account management, retention activity and incremental volume growth remain outside the primary scope of the role unless specifically agreed

Demonstrated success in new business and business development sales, with a proven track record of securing new customer accounts

Knowledge of specialty papers or films / silicone coatings / industrial tapes / labels an advantage

Experience managing the full sales cycle, from prospecting and qualification to negotiation and contract closure

Strong commercial acumen, including expertise in pricing, quoting, margin management, and contract negotiation

Background in technical, manufacturing or industrial sales

Ability to clearly communicate technical products and applications in a commercially focused, customer‑centric manner

Proven ability to build, manage, and advance a structured sales pipeline effectively Proficient in CRM and sales management systems for tracking opportunities, pipeline, and customer data

Self‑motivated and able to work independently, prioritize tasks, and drive results in a hunter‑style sales role

Experience collaborating cross‑functionally with technical, production, or operational teams to convert opportunities into confirmed orders

Self‑motivated owns targets, pipeline, and performance

Resilient thrives through rejection, long sales cycles, and complex negotiations

Adaptable balances new business hunting with selective account growth

Hunter mindset driven to win new business and create opportunities

Commercially confident skilled in discussing pricing, value, and terms with senior decision‑makers

Results‑focused prioritises outcomes and revenue over activity alone

Comfortable with ambiguity builds opportunities independently from scratch

Strategic identifies new markets, applications, and growth opportunities

Technically curious understands products, applications, and customer processes

Strong communicator clear and credible in‑person and remotely

Collaborative yet independent works with teams while managing own workload

Organised manages structured pipeline and prioritises high‑value opportunities

Private medical insurance

Death in Service 4x salary

Company car or car allowance

Phone and laptop

Pension and employee benefits package

Technical and operational support to help convert opportunities

Opportunity to play a key role in growth‑focused commercial strategy