We are now looking for an Area Sales Manager to strengthen our food packaging sales forces in Benelux region. This is a perfect opportunity for sales-oriented person who enjoys working within a high quality, lean, customer-oriented, and challenging environment.

Your key responsibilities

• Responsibility for further positioning and developing the existing sales, marketing, and after-sales structure in the region Benelux in accordance with Wipak strategy.
• Sales and budget responsibility for the assigned region and customers, including margin management.
• Representation of Wipak towards colleague’s, customers and business partners.
• Contribute to the innovation and sustainability processes with our R&D community.
• Network and influence in the full value chain.
• People-oriented leadership skills and experience in coordinating the sales related activities.

To succeed in your future position you need to have

• A relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree plus several years of prior sales and marketing experience in the flexible packaging / food market.
• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills.
• An independent, creative, yet structured and reliable way of working with strong competencies for building and sustaining long term client and colleague’s relations.
• Proven track record in B2B sales and product development preferably in the packaging industry (multilayer films, plastic products, labels, cardboard box etc.).
• Target driven, enthusiastic and pro-active mindset.
• Fluent language skills in Dutch and English languages. German language is an extra asset.
• Willingness to travel - visiting customers is essential.
• Living in the middle or the north of the Netherlands is a preference.

We offer you an independent position, growth opportunities in an interesting field, challenging and rewarding work in a professional environment with lots of opportunities in one of the leading suppliers of flexible packaging in Europe. We are dedicated to developing new sustainable products in our already comprehensive and broad product portfolio.

The location of our Benelux plant is in the Netherlands (Sittard), but as an Area Sales Manager you will naturally be busy visiting our customers in the Benelux area and are working from a home office. For further information please contact your future manager Pim Govers, Sales Manager Benelux pim.govers@wipak.com.

We are waiting for your application

Please let us know a little more about you by 1st May 2024 at the latest via Open positions - Careers | Wipak including your CV and application letter. We start handling the applications upon receipt. We look very much forward for your application!