Sales Development Manager | Luxury Packaging

Posted 07 August 2026
Salary Up to £60k; Established packaging specialist, leading brands, career progression
LocationUnited Kingdom
Contract type Permanent
Reference7878

Job description

Bring big ideas, win exciting brands and play a key role in driving growth within the world of luxury packaging.


Sales Development Manager | Luxury Packaging | UK| Up to £60k


Join a leading specialist in premium and luxury packaging, creating standout solutions for some of the most exciting brands across beauty, retail, food and confectionery. With UK manufacturing, in-house innovation and a global production network, the business takes ideas from concept through to finished packaging. You’ll have the freedom to win new business, develop creative solutions and play a key role in driving ambitious growth.


You will be responsible for:

  • Identifying and developing new business opportunities with brands seeking premium, bespoke and luxury packaging solutions

  • Building a strong sales pipeline through proactive prospecting, networking, referrals and targeted business development

  • Developing relationships with key decision-makers, understanding their packaging challenges and turning opportunities into long-term partnerships

  • Working closely with design, innovation and production teams to develop creative, commercially viable packaging solutions from concept through to manufacture

  • Managing opportunities throughout the sales cycle, including presentations, proposals, commercial negotiations and successful handover into account management and production


Key attributes required:

  • Proven experience in business development or sales, ideally within luxury packaging or cartons

  • A strong new-business mentality with the confidence and determination to open doors and develop relationships from scratch

  • Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage senior decision-makers

  • Commercially astute with a consultative approach and the ability to understand a customer's brand, objectives and packaging requirements

  • Creative, proactive and collaborative, with the ability to work closely with design, technical and production teams to bring ideas to life


Apply today and become part of an ambitious team where you'll have the opportunity to shape growth, develop exciting new accounts and see your ideas come to life.