D R Newitt Recruitment
Head of Sales
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Head of Sales
Food Packaging Manufacturing
£90,000 - £100,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits
Remote
Shape the Future of a Growing Packaging Group
We are partnering with a well-established and highly respected UK packaging manufacturer to recruit a commercially driven Head of Sales. This is a unique opportunity to lead the sales function across two complementary businesses serving the UK food manufacturing sector. One business is an established market leader with revenues exceeding £50 million, while the second is an innovative packaging technology business with significant growth ambitions.
Reporting directly to the Group Sales & Marketing Director, this is a genuine leadership opportunity to become their trusted commercial partner and play a key role in shaping the future direction of the business. If you're looking for a role where you can make a lasting impact rather than simply inherit an established structure, we'd love to hear from you.
The Opportunity
You'll lead a team of approximately 10 sales professionals across multiple customer channels, taking responsibility for driving commercial performance while introducing greater structure, accountability and best practice across the sales function.
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This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on commercial engagement, giving you the opportunity to influence business direction, develop people, strengthen customer relationships and improve commercial processes.
Key areas of focus will include:
- Leading, coaching and developing a high-performing sales team.
- Working closely with the Group Sales & Marketing Director to shape and deliver the commercial strategy.
- Introducing greater sales governance, forecasting and performance management.
- Building structured account plans and improving pipeline visibility.
- Strengthening relationships with key food manufacturing customers.
- Driving growth across both established and emerging product portfolios.
- Creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
About You
We're looking for an experienced commercial leader who understands the UK food manufacturing landscape and has a proven track record of leading successful sales teams within manufacturing or packaging.
You'll bring:
- Experience leading commercial teams within food packaging, flexible packaging or a closely related manufacturing sector.
- Strong relationships across UK food manufacturers, processors or packaging customers.
- A track record of implementing commercial processes, CRM discipline, forecasting and KPI reporting.
- Experience coaching and developing high-performing sales teams.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational delivery.
- A collaborative leadership style and the credibility to influence at senior stakeholder level.
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Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to join a financially stable and ambitious manufacturing business where you'll have the autonomy to make meaningful improvements, influence commercial strategy and become a key member of the senior leadership team.
You'll inherit a strong platform to build from, while having the support and trust to shape the future commercial direction of the business.
Interested?
If you're an experienced commercial leader looking for a role where you can genuinely influence strategy, develop people and drive long-term growth, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.
All applications and enquiries will be handled in the strictest confidence by DR Newitt.
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