Manage and grow customer accounts for a precision plastics manufacturer while developing commercial and technical expertise in engineering, manufacturing, and business development.About Goodfish GroupGoodfish Group is a UK precision plastics manufacturing group operating across four specialist sites in the Midlands and North Wales. We produce injection moulded and extruded polymer components for customers across medical, industrial, consumer, and infrastructure sectors. Annual Group revenue exceeds £27m and we are growing. We are privately owned, commercially direct, and run by people who take quality seriously.This is not a graduate scheme with a cohort, a buddy system, and a three-year rotation. It is a real commercial role, in a real business, from day one.The RoleWe are looking for a technically credible, commercially driven graduate to join our sales function in a customer-facing capacity. The initial focus is account management: understanding our existing customer base, learning our manufacturing processes and capabilities, and becoming the first point of commercial contact for a defined set of accounts.Over time and as performance justifies it, the role will develop to include new business development, working to bring new customers and programmes into the Group.You will work closely with the Chief Executive and the wider commercial team. You will be expected to understand what we make, how we make it, and why that matters to customers.What You Will DoManage and develop relationships with an assigned portfolio of existing customer accountsUnderstand customer requirements, programmes, and supply chain dynamicsWork with our operations teams to resolve queries, manage lead times, and ensure commercial terms are metMaintain accurate records of account activity, pricing, and forecastsIdentify opportunities for volume growth or new programmes within existing accountsSupport the preparation of quotations and pricing submissionsDevelop a working understanding of injection moulding, extrusion, and polymer materials — we will train you, but you need to want to learnIn time: identify and pursue new customer opportunities within target sectorsWhat We Are Looking ForEssentialA degree in engineering (any discipline: mechanical, manufacturing, materials, polymer, chemical, or similar)Evidence of commercial acumen: we are not looking for a sales track record, and no prior commercial employment is necessary. What we are looking for is instinct: someone who has bought and sold something to make a margin, organised something to turn a profit, spotted an opportunity others missed, or simply demonstrated that they think about value, cost, and return in whatever they do. That can come from sport, a hobby, university life, a side project, or anywhere else, we are interested in the evidence, not the settingStrong written and verbal communication, you will be writing to customers and presenting internally from early onA full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to customer sites and Group locationsOrganised, self-starting, and comfortable dealing with ambiguity DesirableAn understanding of plastic processing, polymer materials, or manufacturing more broadlyAny experience in a customer-facing or B2B environment, however juniorEvidence of having competed academically, professionally, or otherwiseWhat We OfferA starting salary of £32,000–£34,000.Access to Group pool vehicles for customer visits — no need to use your own vehicleDirect access to senior leadership and genuine exposure to commercial decision-making from the outsetA business where your contribution is visible and matters — not a large corporate where you spend two years on a rotationLong-term progression in commercial management for the right person, with pay reflecting it
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