Minimum requirements for the role:A tertiary qualification is preferred for the role.Strong marketing and strategic senior sales management experience understanding and relating to the plastic manufacturing and or the FMCG non-food markets is essential.The successful candidate must have negotiated deals with retailers, like ShopRite and Woolworths etc and must understand the retail business.Previous manufacturing exposure is an advantage.Previous experience having worked in a gm or a senior sales management role within the flexible packaging or non-food FMCG manufacturing industry is preferred for the role but is not essential.The successful candidate must be driven and strategic in terms of growing the market share expanding the business into various other markets.Must have excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.The successful candidate must have a high degree of professionalism and conduct at all times.The successful candidate will be responsible for:Managing and overseeing the manufacturing of flexible plastics packaging as well as the marketing and sales of the product into the retail markets on a national basis. Strategically managing and overseeing sales and operations budgets and targets, implementing and regularly reviewing improvements to business processes.Managing and overseeing all budgeting and costs in alignment with budget targets.Managing and driving maximum operational efficiency of the sales and operations teams to drive performance.Ensuring that optimum manufacturing processes, sales and commercial structures are in place and managed efficiently.Integrating with other functional areas within the business to drive optimum performance for the flexible packaging markets.Managing, driving and executing sales, manufacturing operations and business objectives and strategies of the company.Managing and overseeing market share according to the companys strategy.Managing and overseeing new market requirements and business opportunities.Managing and overseeing all contracts and agreements with customers, distributors and suppliers in alignment with the companys strategy.Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.