General Manager
25 Jul 2024,
Listgrove Ltd
Northamptonshire, UK
Business development | Management | Operations
National Sales Manager
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National Sales Manager
Job Title: National Sales Manager
Salary: £50k -£60k basic (depending on experience) + large bonus
Location: East Midlands / East Anglia
Reference: J6850
An environmentally friendly packaging converter seeks a candidate to market a range of products designed to remove plastic from the E-Commerce sector.
The candidate will have a proven track record in senior-level sales, ideally selling packaging to retailers. They are looking for someone whose ambition and determine will rival their current standing directors.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
1. Research new clients, products, markets & exhibitions/events on a national basis.
2. Prospect/cold call utilizing own initiative, industry knowledge & best practices eg. LinkedIn.
3. Persuade new prospects and lapsed customers to place physical orders and / or accept a meeting to establish packaging needs.
4. Maximise profitable opportunities by understanding client operation savings vs price paying.
5. Increase company participation in tendered packaging opportunities.
6. Attend exhibitions & relevant training courses to develop knowledge, techniques, and skills.
Personal Specification
- Positive mindset with care of their work, clients & colleagues.
- Proven track record of senior-level sales is essential, ideally in selling packaging to retailers.
- Highly motivated and able to work effectively under own initiative.
- Confident in liaising with company Owners/Directors and prestigious blue chip companies.
- Ability to challenge / persuade prospect if hurdles need overcoming.
- Excellent commercial acumen
- Maximises ‘cold call effectiveness’ adapting prospecting method (e.g. LinkedIn/ teams)
- Superb telephone manner & communication skills
- Quick thinker
- Team Player
- Very strong interpersonal skills.
- Confident and able to engage with internal and external stakeholders.
- Pro-active work ethic
- Organised and efficient.
- Basic computer skills to include Microsoft Office and LinkedIn. (CRM training will be given).