EMEIA Wipes Sales Director - Growth & Strategy Leader

Magnera Corporation; Katwijk NB; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Magnera is seeking a Sales Director Wipes to lead the EMEIA Wipes team, shaping strategic direction and driving commercial performance. Based in the Netherlands, you will guide growth initiatives and ensure profitability across the business unit.

You will partner with Product Management, Operations, Finance, and HR to accelerate execution, manage growth, and deliver EBITDA targets while sustaining strong customer relationships. English fluency and additional languages are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Chemistry or similar.
• Fluency in English and preferrably 1 or 2 other languages.
• A minimum 5 years of experience in senior sales leadership roles and more than 10 years of relevant B2B sales experience.
• Strong experience and understanding of the European wipes market is required. Experience in professional, industrial, or institutional wipes is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Commercial Team. Creating clear priorities, accountability, strong focus on execution and consistent delivery against commercial targets.
• Promote engagement, empowerment, continuous improvement and process excellence. Provide direction, coaching, and development to the Regional Wipes Sales Team while enabling team members to operate with ownership and accountability.
• Monitor performance against agreed KPIs.
• Work effectively within a cross-functional team including Product Management, Operations, Finance, Product Development, and HR functional leaders to accelerate execution and resolve business challenges.
• Demonstrate a hands‑on approach and take personal ownership of key commercial opportunities, customer issues, and growth initiatives without requiring extensive day‑to‑day guidance.
• Drive sales effectiveness, commercial excellence, disciplined pipeline management, and consistent follow-through.

Skills

Leadership

Sales leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Growth opportunity identification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Chemistry or similar

Job description

Magnera is seeking a Sales Director Wipes to lead the EMEIA Wipes team, shaping strategic direction and driving commercial performance. Based in the Netherlands, you will guide growth initiatives and ensure profitability across the business unit.

You will partner with Product Management, Operations, Finance, and HR to accelerate execution, manage growth, and deliver EBITDA targets while sustaining strong customer relationships. English fluency and additional languages are highly valued.