Sales Manager

Listgrove Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in polymer compounding seeks a Sales Manager for the UK and EU markets. This home-based role involves driving sales, collaborating with teams, and identifying new business opportunities in the innovative area of sustainable plastics. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in polymers and be proficient in customer engagement.

Qualifications

• Experienced selling polymers and polymer additives.
• Comfortable with overseas travel.

Responsibilities

• Drive current and new sales opportunities within set budgets.
• Build and manage a pipeline of potential customers.
• Network at conferences and trade shows to generate leads.

Skills

Sales experience in polymers

Customer relationship management

Networking

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Listgrove Ltd

INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT & HR EXPERTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, SPECIALITY CHEMICALS, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOPOLYMER, FOOD ADDITIVES & INGREDIENTS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Sales Manager UK and EU

Home-Based UK

Client Overview:

Listgrove is working with a leader in polymer compounding, who have partnered with a producer of bio-based additives.

The aim of this collaboration is to drive a more sustainable product range into the plastics industry focusing on its recyclability.

Role Overview:

Collaborate with the existing sales teams across both companies, to support and drive ongoing projects, whilst identifying new business opportunities. Targeting brand owners to elicit their buy in and help promote the flow of business down to the manufacturers

Responsibilities:

• Drive both current and new sales opportunities within set budgets set out by the company.
• Work closely with the technical teams, to enable the timely completion of projects.
• Build and manage a pipeline of potential customers, tracking progress to conversion.
• Network at conferences and trade shows to generate leads and drive sales.
• Confidently engage with customers from both SMEs and blue-chip companies.
• Factor in production costs, gross profit, freight, storage, credit insurance, and finance charges.
• Target 15-20 customer meetings per month through face to face meetings and online media.
• Lead a quarterly meeting to review pipeline and sales activities.

Person Specification:

• Experienced selling polymers, polymer additives, polymer compounds
• Comfortable with overseas travel.

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For UK roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the United Kingdom. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

To apply please contact Jason Hutchison

0044 (0) 1789 207070

Why select Listgrove?

· Five Decades of Market Intelligence

· Unrivalled Industry Networks

· Recognised International brand

To hear from our clients on how we have supported their search for talent and HR needs, please visit Listgrove’s Case Studies page.

Throughout 2025, you can meet with Listgrove at the following exhibitions:

Packaging Innovations, JEC World, European Coatings Show, Plastics Live UK, The advanced materials show UK, Kunststoffenbeurs, K2025

Performance through People.

Please visit www.listgrove.com for more information on our services, global success and testimonials.

Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: 01197713

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Chemical Manufacturing, Chemical Raw Materials Manufacturing, and Plastics Manufacturing

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