Sales Manager

Position: Sales Manager Location: East Midlands Salary: Competitive, depending on experience Our client is an independent corrugated packaging manufacturer, providing innovative, sustainable, and high-performance packaging solutions across multiple industry sectors. Delivering exceptional customer service, technical expertise, and manufacturing excellence. The Role • Sales Manager to develop new business opportunities, grow existing customer relationships, and drive revenue growth across their corrugated packaging portfolio. • The Sales Manager will be responsible for identifying and securing profitable new business opportunities while managing and developing key customer accounts. • The successful candidate will combine strong commercial acumen with a high level of technical corrugated packaging knowledge, enabling them to provide consultative packaging solutions that deliver value to customers and support their growth strategy. • Identify, target, and secure new corrugated packaging opportunities. • Develop sales strategies to achieve business growth targets. • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospects across multiple market sectors. • Generate leads through networking, referrals, market intelligence, and industry contacts. This role would particularly suit candidates with experience gained within: • Corrugated sheet plants • Conventional corrugated packaging manufacturing • Packaging merchants and distributors • Independent corrugated converters • Integrated corrugated packaging businesses Required experience: • Proven sales experience within the corrugated packaging industry. • Strong background in sheet plants, corrugated box manufacturing, packaging merchants, or distributors. • High level of technical knowledge of conventional corrugated packaging. • Track record of winning new business and developing key customer relationships. • Commercially focused with excellent negotiation and communication skills. The position is field-based and would suit candidates located around Huntingdon, Peterborough, Stamford, Spalding, Bourne, Grantham, Wisbech, Cambridge, Corby, Kettering, Northampton, and surrounding areas