Virtuoso Recruit | Talent Solutions for the Packaging Sector
Sales Director
London
Posted about 19 hours ago
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The Role
Own and develop a substantial portfolio of UK and international strategic accounts.
- Strengthen and expand relationships with major cosmetics and beauty brand owners.
- Drive account growth, retention and new business within the primary cosmetics packaging market.
- Build a robust pipeline and lead commercial discussions with senior stakeholders.
- Represent the business at customer meetings, industry events and sector organisations.
- Work closely with internal project, technical and operational teams to deliver customer requirements.
- Provide market and competitive insight to inform commercial strategy.
- Progress into broader European sales leadership, including future team development.
About You
- Established commercial leader in primary packaging, cosmetics packaging or a closely related sector.
- Strong existing network of customer and industry relationships.
- Proven success managing and growing major national or international accounts.
- Relationship-led business development approach with credibility at senior customer levels.
- Comfortable operating across UK and international markets.
- Hands-on, customer-facing and commercially hungry; willing to carry and grow a personal book of accounts.
- Strong negotiation, influencing and communication skills.
- Ambition and capability to progress into a European CCO position.
- Proven people-management experience is advantageous but not essential; outstanding global account leaders with clear leadership potential will be considered.
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- Trusted by the family ownership, internal teams and wider European commercial organisation.
- Clear ownership of the UK and international account portfolio.
- Strengthened key customer relationships and visible account-growth opportunities.
- A well-qualified new business pipeline and consistent customer-facing activity.
- Demonstrated readiness to step into the planned European CCO role.
Why Join
- Clear succession route into a European CCO position.
- Opportunity to shape and deliver an ambitious five-year growth plan.
- Significant international exposure across diverse markets.
- Fast-moving, family-owned environment with real autonomy and influence.
- Flexible package for candidates who bring additional value and market access.
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