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Commercial/Sales Director

Ref: 638046

Shrewsbury, Shropshire

£90,000

  • Permanent
  • Packaging Sales Leadership
  • Manufacturing Business Growth
  • Immediately Available

About the candidate

An accomplished senior sales and business development leader with extensive experience across manufacturing, distribution, speciality paper, corrugated packaging, flexographic print and own-label retail packaging. They bring a strong mix of commercial strategy, technical product knowledge and hands-on leadership, with a track record of opening new markets, growing major accounts and building high-performing sales teams.

Based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, they are seeking a permanent opportunity and are immediately available. Their background includes leading UK and North American sales functions, managing multi-million-pound portfolios and working closely with marketing, design and operational teams to improve customer engagement, product appeal and commercial performance.

What makes them great?

  • Proven revenue growth - Secured around £2m in new contracts in a speciality paper manufacturing environment and previously helped grow a retail division by around £5m.
  • Strong commercial delivery - Managed portfolios and sales functions worth around £10m in the UK and circa $20m across North America, including a record year that exceeded target by approximately $3m.
  • Practical, hands-on leader - Known for building a can-do culture, improving sales reporting, setting KPIs and working closely with marketing and design teams to strengthen customer proposition.

Areas of expertise

  • Sales Strategy & Business Growth - Experienced in developing commercial plans, securing new contracts and expanding market share across manufacturing, packaging and print-led sectors.
  • Team Leadership & Mentoring - Has led teams of up to 10 across internal and external sales functions, with a strong focus on coaching, accountability and performance improvement.
  • Packaging & Print Markets - Brings around 30 years of flexographic print and packaging experience, supporting customers with technical insight, product development and margin improvement.