Commercial Sales Manager - South East England - £Package Commensurate On Experience

This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :-

Head of Packaging recruitment - Greg Nelson -

Head of Print recruitment-Neil Pearson -

Head Paper recruitment - Gary Young -

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies -

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available.

This is a first class opportunity to join a fast-growing packaging business in their search for a Commercial Sales Manager to drive growth across the UK and EU. Specialising in imported label stock, printed labels, till rolls, and packaging consumables, our client has built a robust global sourcing infrastructure-and now needs a commercially savvy sales leader to unlock its full potential.

This is a strategic, high-impact role, ideal for a Sales Manager or experienced Business Development Manager with a strong track record in the labels industry.

• Own and grow a portfolio of high-volume packaging and label customers across the UK (and potentially EU).
• Identify, pursue, and close new business opportunities, particularly at container or bulk scale.
• Collaborate closely with operations and procurement teams to align customer needs with global sourcing capabilities.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy, using sound commercial judgment to drive revenue and margin.
• Represent the business with integrity and professionalism, building long-term customer relationships.

• Proven success in B2B sales within the printed labels sector.
• Strong commercial acumen with the confidence to manage negotiations and customer expectations independently.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work remotely and deliver results without micromanagement.

• Join a business at a pivotal growth stage with established supply chains and operational infrastructure already in place.
• Genuine opportunity to shape the commercial future of the business and be rewarded for success.
• Competitive base salary, performance-related commission, and long-term career prospects.

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Being the largest recruitment company in print, packaging and paper we receive new vacancies on a daily basis. The software we use to "skill match" can "read" a word document but not a PDF. You will be considered for many more positions if your CV is in word format.

The following section is OPTIONAL however if you have the time it would help tremendously in us matching you to over 300 positions (the average number we have at any one time).