Country Manager USA

INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT & HR EXPERTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, SPECIALITY CHEMICALS, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOPOLYMER, FOOD ADDITIVES & INGREDIENTS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Country Manager USA

Company Overview:

Our client is a leading supplier of products used to clean plastic processing machinery. It effectively removes leftover plastic, colour, and carbon deposits from machines, enables fast color changes and material changes, clean screws, barrels and hot runners without the need for a full strip-down.  This saves considerable time and money for customers.
This successful European headquartered business is expanding its operations with a considerable investment in North America.  A key part of this growth, involves the hire of four sales specialists who will focus on key regions of the USA, introducing their market leading products to clients across the plastics processing sectors.

The Roles:

The Country Manager will play a critical role in helping to drive US market growth by managing the sales regional sales team and developing new business opportunities through their existing network in the plastics conversion sector. This position is suited to a strong people manager with a technical sales focus who offers experience of plastic processing in particular injection molding, blow molding and extrusion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the country business strategy along with the European management team
• Drive sales growth in your designated region.
• Identify new business opportunities utilising your network
• Manage the Technical Sales Representative team
• Manage the full sales lifecycle
• Generate leads and explore sales opportunities
• Act as the technical expert during customer interactions, including trials and troubleshooting
• Hold P&L responsibility for the US operations
• Maintain accurate sales forecasts, pipeline tracking and reporting
• Represent the company at industry trade shows, exhibitions and customer visits

Candidate Profile:

• Have an established network in the plastics industry
• Proven track record of selling into injection moulding, extrusion, or blow moulding markets
• Strong technical understanding of plastics processing
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Highly organised with effective territory and pipeline management skills
• Strong people management
• Able to travel on a frequent basis
• Must be able to safely lift and carry items weighing up to 55lbs/25KG
• Position involves bending, lifting, and standing

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.
For US roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the USA. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

Throughout 2026 & 2027 you can meet with Listgrove at the following exhibitions:
Interpack, France Innovation Plasturgie, Interplas UK, Plast Milan, Fakuma, ArabPlast, NPE 2027.

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