Managing Director Designate - East Midlands - £Negotiable

Overview

The Managing Director of a successful commercial printing house is retiring. The organization seeks a salesperson to bring in new business, learn the company's operations, and eventually step into the Managing Director role within 18 months.

Responsibilities

• Maximising revenue and customer satisfaction from a portfolio of existing corporate clients.
• Acquiring new corporate clients.
• Generating new and profitable business.
• Working with colleagues to establish a corporate sales marketing strategy and plan.
• Establishing effective working and reporting processes.
• Liaising closely with Operations and Production to deliver value, quality and service to clients in a timely manner.
• Proposing, assisting in business planning and initiating new product development for the corporate market.
• Considering capabilities of new or additional production equipment to develop and implement marketing plans.
• Profitably brokering services and products that the client is unable to manufacture to meet customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organisation, internally and externally.
• Strong business sense with proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close.
• Dynamic, energetic and passionate about the work, with a willingness to bring fresh ideas and improve company turnover.
• Residency requirement: Must be resident in the UK and have recent experience in the print, packaging or paper sectors.