Sales Manager

Wallace Hind; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned contract manufacturer in specialty chemicals seeks a driven Sales Manager to enhance brand market presence and maximize contract services. This role involves building client relationships, developing marketing strategies, and reporting directly to the Managing Director, with genuine opportunities for career growth and autonomy.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

4% company pension

3 x death in service

Christmas shut-down

Regular bonuses

Qualifications

• Successful salesperson with a desire to grow.
• Experienced in sales, account management, or business development.
• Background in chemical manufacturing preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Grow revenue across the entire portfolio, focusing on own brand products.
• Build and maintain relationships with key clients through effective account management.
• Develop and implement marketing strategies for the business.

Skills

Sales

Business Development

Account Management

Marketing Strategy

Relationship Building

Job description

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We are a leading, family-owned, contract manufacturer and packer of speciality chemicals, operating from a purpose-built facility in Cambridgeshire. Currently looking to continue and accelerate our ongoing growth, we are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Sales Manager to help us grow our own brand market as well as maximising our contract chemical manufacturing and packing services.

BASIC SALARY: £40,000 – £50,000

BENEFITS:
· 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
· 4% company pension
· 3 x death in service
· Christmas shut-down
· Regular bonuses

LOCATION: Peterborough

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Huntingdon, Kettering, Boston, King’s Lynn, Melton Mowbray, March, Wisbech, Corby, Market Deeping, Stamford, Spalding

WHY CONSIDER US? Established in 1996, we remain a family-owned business to this day – we pride ourselves on the quality, integrity, and traceability of all our products, formulating and packing them to the highest standards and continuously striving to gain new industry approvals.

In addition to this:
· We will value your opinion and give you the autonomy to complete the role.
· We offer genuine potential for career and personal development.
· We have a growing and passionate team, we work hard, and help each other to succeed.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Sales Manager, Business Development Manager – Manufacturing, Chemicals

As the Sales Manager your key responsibility is to grow our revenue across our entire portfolio. That said we would like a keen focus on our own brand products. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will make up a crucial part of our senior management team and act as a sounding board on all key business development, marketing, account management strategies.

As our Sales Manager, you will also:
· Build and Maintain relationships with our current key clients, through effective account management
· Develop and implement a marketing strategy for the business
· Oversee and manage all new business opportunities and activities
· Stay updated on industry trends and competitor activities, sales performance & Market trends etc.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Sales Manager, Business Development Manager – Manufacturing, Chemicals

Ultimately you will have already been a successful salesperson with a desire and drive to do more, you may have come from a marketing background but want to get closer to the action. You could be looking for a step up from an Account Manager, Business Development, Marketing Executive, Area Sales, Technical Sales or Internal Sales position. We are looking for someone who achieves above the normal requirements and enjoys playing an active role in the business, someone who is driven by their love for Sales and uses data to influence and aid your decisions. You will be enthused by variation and wearing many business development hats.

It would be ideal if you have worked in a chemical manufacturing environment but ultimately the right person with the right attitude and drive is the most important thing.

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: MT17791, Wallace Hind Selection