Head Of Sales: Paper Bag Division.

Our Client is an established Distributor of a wide range of Packaging products and this is an exciting time in their plans for expansion. They are trusted by some of the UK’s biggest Brands to deliver a 1st Class Product and Service offering and they are now seeking to appoint a Paper Bag Specialist to head up that Division of their operation.

They provide a wide range of paper bags that are suitable for Retail & Pharmaceutical and Delivery use – including Food delivery, that come either Plain or Printed, in a Wide variety of sizes and in Brown or White Paper form.

This is a hybrid role – Home Office & Field Sales, dealing and meeting with existing and potential clients.

The role requires you to have recent experience working with a Supplier Partner Network and also have links to established Retail, Food, Brand Managers and also other Distributors in the UK.

Key responsibilities:

• Grow the business in a sustainable commercially conscious manner
• Seek out new business sales opportunities with potential paper bag clients
• Explore opportunities to network with existing clients to identify cross selling opportunities
• Manage client contact info and log interactions within CRM systems – training provided.
• Work with admin personnel to process quotations, sales orders, invoices, P.O.Ds as and when required by current and potential customers
• Deal with customer service issues and escalating to the appropriate department where necessary.

Skills and qualities

• Ability to work effectively from home.
• A passion to meet with clients and potential clients to demonstrate products
• Enthusiasm for delivering a great service to clients and an interest in their business operations
• Ability to establish a good rapport, quickly with a broad range of people, particularly on the
telephone
• Self-assurance to be able to engage effectively with senior internal and external business leaders

Training & Personal Development:

All necessary training is provided and you are encouraged with personal development courses to help further your ability to carry our your role to the best standard possible.

Remuneration:

Competitive Basic Salary / DOE + uncapped commission + access to company bonus scheme.
You will be provided with all software necessary to effectively carry out your role for customer
relationship management. A mobile phone or mobile phone application. A company car will be provided.

**All enquiries in strictest confidence.
**CVs in MS Word format please, (.doc / .docx).