Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - 45,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: NE10 Felling Gateshead
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Sales Manager
Injection Moulding | Gateshead
An established and growing plastics manufacturing group is seeking a technically strong Sales Manager with deep injection moulding expertise to drive commercial growth.
With a core focus on custom injection moulded components and sub-assemblies, this is a hands-on, customer-facing role where your technical understanding will be critical in winning and delivering business across sectors including engineering, medical, and consumer goods.
What you’ll do
* Drive new business growth, targeting customers requiring injection moulded solutions
* Build and manage long-term relationships with OEMs and key accounts
* Act as a technical advisor, guiding customers on tooling, design for manufacture, and material selection
* Translate customer requirements into viable manufacturing solutions
* Prepare detailed quotations and negotiate commercial agreements
* Collaborate closely with tooling, engineering, and production teams to ensure successful project delivery
* Identify new applications and opportunities within injection moulding markets
* Maintain CRM pipelines and deliver accurate sales forecasting
* Represent the business at customer sites, technical meetings, and industry events
What we’re looking for
* Strong background in injection moulding sales or plastics manufacturing (essential)
* Solid understanding of tooling, thermoplastics, and moulding processes
* Proven ability to win and develop business in technically led sales environments
* Experience working with OEMs and engineering-led customers
* Commercially astute with strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
* Confident discussing technical concepts with both engineers and procurement teams
* Self-motivated, driven, and comfortable working autonomously
* Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
Why join?
* Established and respected manufacturer with strong injection moulding capability
* Opportunity to take a leading role in developing a key revenue stream
* Technically engaging role with real customer impact
* Supportive business with growth ambitions and investment