Our client is a manufacturer of high quality inks for the specialist printing and packaging industry, with a reputation for technical excellence and innovation.

To continue the growth and success of the company they wish to appoint a Sales Manager to take responsibility for the company’s sales and business development.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and maximising sales of printing inks, varnishes and sundries, with the best possible profit. Pricing authority remains responsibility of the Sales Manager.
• Establishing and maintaining contact to potential and existing customers with the target of fruitful long-term business relations.
• Solving technical problems at the customer’s location.
• Autonomous execution of printing trials as well as autonomous presentations of development products, documentation of the test results and the required assignments with the R&D laboratory.
• Close collaboration and common planning of activities together with the sales manager, sales department, product management, as well as with the Technical Service.
• Reporting, documentation, travel expense report and so on in each determined volume and time frame.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Candidate should ideally have a technical knowledge of Flexo printing.
• Minimum 3 years practical sales and/or technical experience in the above sector.
• Positive sales and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Candidate should be self-motivated and have the ability to work independently.

Whitehall is the Recruitment Specialist for the Chemicals, Coatings, Polymers, Life Science based Industries.