Position; Business Development Sector; labels, printing, paper, flexible packaging, surface coatings, inks, adhesives, security products, Location; UK Our client is a world leader in the manufacturer of coated papers, self adhesives and security films with a global customer base. Our Client has the requirement for a customer facing Commercial role to manage existing accounts and to generate new business growth in line with their short, medium, and long-term strategic plans. Responsibilities: * Deliver planned sales growth in markets requiring advanced coatings and production methods. * Translate customer needs into and manage early-stage new business opportunities to determine key success factors. * Develop new relationships at customers, OEM’s and key suppliers of materials. * Project manage new business development activity in specific designated areas. * Contribute to the annual budgeting process and strategy review. * Develop and keep updated an in depth understanding of the current product portfolio and technical and operational capability. * Liaise with the technical and product development functions on future customer and market requirements. * Develop detailed and sense checked roadmaps to gain access to new markets. * Keep abreast of competitor activity and technically driven market developments. * Provide a depth of market knowledge and customer insight to facilitate tactics for entry into target areas of business growth. * Attend and co-ordinate relevant industry trade shows. Person Specification: * Experienced in interacting globally with all levels of customers; interacting with suppliers and OEMs. * Relevant experience from the specialist coating markets. * Familiar with business model generation techniques to introduce a formal review process. * Knowledge of coating, laminating, paper, synthetics, printing and conversion Our client is offering an excellent salary and benefits package; company car (Tesla), BUPA health insurance, 9 x Life Assurance, employer pension contributions up to 10%, 25 days holiday, flexible working Whitehall is the Recruitment Specialist for the Chemicals, Coatings, Polymers and Life Science based industries