Business Development Manager – Printed Folded Cartons – Pharma/Cosmetics

This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :-

Head of Packaging recruitment – Greg Nelson – greg@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head of Print recruitment–Neil Pearson – neil@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head Paper recruitment – Gary Young – gary@harrison-scott.co.uk

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies –

George Thompson – george@harrison-scott.co.uk

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available.

An independent carton printer specialising in manufacturing packaging for pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies is looking for a business development manager to play a key part in their expansion plans.

They believe success is achieved through a continuous commitment to the highest quality standards supported by service levels that exceed client expectations. It is their high standards which have allowed them to develop long term relationships with a growing client list. They are looking for an industry expert with the technical know-how to meet the needs of customers in order to continue to grow existing relationships and form new ones. Candidates must be passionate about the printed folded carton industry and its ever-evolving technologies. Excellent technical knowledge will be required to communicate with not only customers, but also our client’s production site.

Responsibilities:

·        Leverage selling strategies to identify and acquire new business and then build a new opportunity pipeline.

·        Develop a deep understanding of the customer’s business and growth objectives. Address customers’ needs by aligning value-based solutions with the customer’s objectives.

·        Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the industry, product and market knowledge, and trends

·        Compile and maintain a database of current and prospective customers through our client’s CRM system.

·        Travel for the purpose of soliciting orders, sharing new product information, identifying product requirements and other needs of current and prospective customers, and developing and maintaining long-term relationships with these contacts.

This role requires a solution-oriented business development manager with a proven track record within the industry – someone who looks to create value for each customer through innovation. The ideal person for this role will be assertive in selling actions but will always perform with the highest level of integrity.