Assistant Sales Manager - Printing & Packaging Solutions

Assistant Sales Manager - Printing & Packaging Solutions

Reporting: Manger| Printing & Packaging Solutions

Key responsibilities

• Manage and grow existing PPS (printing and Packaging Solution) customers, including plate mounting, splicing and other specialty tape applications.
• Develop Printing Ink business with printing and packaging converters.
• Develop Packaging Coatings and new opportunities in packaging chemicals.
• Explore pulp & paper chemical applications and build new customer pipelines.

Principal & Supplier Management

• Able to support the Sales Manager in building and maintaining good relationships with key principals and suppliers, including tesa, Siegwerk and Stahl.
• Good English communication skills to coordinate directly with overseas suppliers through emails, online meetings and face-to-face discussions.
• Able to work closely with principals to explore new business opportunities, identify potential customers and develop new applications.
• Able to arrange and participate in supplier meetings, joint customer visits, product training and technical discussions.
• Able to prepare monthly sales reports, including sales performance, project pipelines, customer updates and action plans.
• Able to support the Sales Manager in preparing sales forecasts, business reviews and presentations for principals.
• Able to coordinate with suppliers and internal teams on product samples, technical support, pricing and customer trials.
• Good follow-up skills to ensure agreed actions are completed on time and business opportunities continue to progress.
• Experience working with international principals or suppliers in the printing, packaging or specialty chemicals industry will be an advantage.

Candidate qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Packaging Technology, Printing Technology or a related field.
• Direct B2B sales experience in printing, flexible packaging, paper, converting or packaging chemicals.
• Good knowledge of at least one relevant application: printing inks, printing plate mounting, specialty tapes, packaging coatings or pulp & paper chemicals.
• Existing customer relationships with printing companies, flexible packaging converters, paper mills or packaging manufacturers will be a strong advantage.
• Able to manage existing accounts while actively developing new customers and applications.
• Comfortable working with overseas suppliers, handling technical discussions and following up on customer trials.
• Can frequency travel to upcountry as Chonburi, Rayong and sometime for the south of Thailand

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