Strategic Account Director – Recycled Polymers
6 hours ago
Preston
♻️ Strategic Account Director – Recycled Polymers Salary: £135k OTE Department: Commercial Reports to: Sales Director Location: Home-based with International Travel Role Purpose In early 2025, Clearpoint Recycling secured the exclusive sales contract for Envrioo’s new state-of-the-art food-grade PET recycling plant. To lead the commercial launch and secure key strategic offtake partners, we are seeking a highly skilled Strategic Account Director. This senior role focuses on developing long-term, high-value relationships with major beverage brands, bottle manufacturers, and packaging converters. The Strategic Account Director will shape and execute the commercial strategy, build a robust sales pipeline ahead of plant commissioning, and deliver sustainable revenue growth across the UK and international markets. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Customer Leadership • Lead the acquisition and management of high-value strategic accounts, focusing on beverage producers, FMCG brands, and bottle manufacturers., • Secure long-term offtake agreements for food-grade rPET pellets, aligned with plant capacity and growth plans., • Develop bespoke commercial strategies for top-tier customers, ensuring Clearpoint becomes a trusted, long-term supply partner., • Achieve revenue, volume, and contribution margin targets., • Shape and execute the commercial roadmap, providing strategic insight on market evolution, pricing structures, and customer needs., • Build a comprehensive pre-launch pipeline to ensure strong order coverage when the contract commences in late 2026., • Work with technical teams to deliver custom, technically optimised and cost-efficient solutions suited to customer bottle specifications and processing requirements., • Understand and communicate the technical properties of food‑grade rPET, including:, • material characteristics, • decontamination standards, • EFSA/FDA compliance, • support activity required to obtain and maintain RecyClass and EuCertPlast certification, ensuring full compliance with relevant audit, quality, and traceability standards., • performance in injection moulding and extrusion systems, • Analyse market trends, competitor movements, and regulatory developments across the rPET and packaging sectors., • Provide accurate sales forecasting and pipeline visibility, accounting for production capacity and supply constraints., • Collaborate with operations and supply chain functions to align production schedules with customer demand., • Ensure seamless communication between internal teams and customer stakeholders, proactively escalating issues and resolving challenges., • Lead internal initiatives around pricing, margin management, and strategic customer planning. Experience & Skills Required Industry Experience • Proven success in a senior commercial, strategic account, or business development role within the plastics, polymers, packaging, recycling, or beverage sectors., • Strong understanding of polymer processing and recycled material supply chains, ideally including food‑grade rPET., • Outstanding skills in negotiation, strategic sales, and long-term customer engagement., • Strong analytical skills with experience in:, • cost modelling, • forecasting, • pricing strategy, • budgeting, • Ability to operate confidently at both strategic boardroom level and the hands-on execution level., • Dynamic, self-motivated, and commercially astute., • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the authority to influence senior stakeholders., • Passionate about sustainability and advancing the circular economy., • Capable of working effectively across multiple organisational cultures and priorities., • Competitive executive-level salary, performance bonus, and long-term incentive potential., • Key leadership role in the launch of one of the UK’s newest food-grade PET recycling plants., • Opportunity to shape commercial strategy from the ground up., • Ownership of the recycled polymers division, powered by but expanding beyond the Enviroo contract, • Strong career development within a growing sustainability and recycling partnership., • Collaborative culture across Clearpoint Recycling with strong leadership support.