Sales Manager

Key Selection Recruitment Limited; Corby; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Key Selection Recruitment Limited is assisting in recruiting a Sales Manager for an independent corrugated packaging manufacturer in the East Midlands. The role focuses on developing new business opportunities, expanding existing customer relationships, and driving revenue growth across the corrugated portfolio.

The successful candidate will combine strong commercial acumen with deep technical knowledge of corrugated packaging, enabling consultative solutions that deliver value to customers and

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities and grow revenue across corrugated portfolio.
• Identify and secure profitable new opportunities while managing key accounts.
• Provide consultative packaging solutions that deliver value to customers and support growth.
• Identify, target, and secure new corrugated packaging opportunities.
• Develop sales strategies to achieve growth targets.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospects across market sectors.
• Generate leads through networking, referrals, market intelligence, and industry contacts.

Skills

Sales experience

Packaging knowledge

Business development

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Job description

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