Sales Manager - Composites for Food Packaging & Food Service (m/f/d)

For an established medium-sized industrial company headquartered in the Ruhr region, we are looking for a market-oriented personality that actively expands the distribution of coated papers and cardboard as well as other composite materials to industrial customers. The focus is on applications for food packaging and food service as well as for special technical markets.

Our Client / Facts about the Company

Our client is an internationally established, medium-sized company, which has many years of experience in the extrusion coating and lamination of web-shaped materials. Around 100 employees are employed at the two production sites in Germany as well as other sales locations. The export share is 70%. The customers are manufacturers in the Food & Industrial Packaging sector as well as for insulation applications in the construction industry. The owner-managed companies are economically sound. Great value is placed on quality, customer proximity and innovation. With a clear strategy, continuous investments and a dedicated leadership team, it strives for the next step in growth

In this position you are responsible for the active distribution of coated papers and cardboard as well as other composite materials to industrial B2B customers. Their focus is on food packaging and food service applications. You act on the market with high autonomy, develop new customer relationships, identify potentials and accompany projects from initial contact to sustainable business development. You work closely with internal interfaces such as development, application technology, production and internal service. Your main tasks at a glance: Expansion and further development of existing customer relationships and active acquisition of new customers Management, control and further development of the sales team – professional, organisational and with a view to clear market and sales objectives Development and implementation of market, sales and customer strategies for sustainable business expansion Technical and commercial advice from customers in close coordination with internal departments Analysis of market, competition and industry trends and deriving concrete measures for sales and business development

Successfully completed commercial or technical studies or comparable advanced training Multiannual professional experience in industrial B2B sales – ideally coated paper and cardboard Impressed ability to translate technical customer requirements into marketable solutions High self-initiative and joy in actively developing markets, as well as an independent, structured and result-oriented approach Communication strength, negotiation skills and safe occurrence in customer contact English knowledge for cooperation in the international environment

We look forward to your application! Your contact: Mr. Jeub Please send your documents to: jeub@psp.de For the first contact, a short letter and your CV is sufficient, with information on salary presentation and notice period. We will of course secure discretion. .