National Sales Manager for Gaska Tape Australia in the supply of Industrial Foams, Tapes and Adhesives.Gaska Tape Australia is one of Australia's leading converters and distributors of polyethylene, polyurethane, EPDM, PVC, Foam Nitrile and Rubber products. The key markets that Gaska supply is the Building / Construction, Glass / Glazing Industry, Window / Door Manufacturers, Transportation Manufacturers and Industrial Sectors.

- Responsible for the co-ordination of National and Major Tenders, including overseeing the development and execution of implementation/transition plans- Maintaining high level relationship with key National Accounts- Sales Leadership, Coaching and Development for the Branch Managers and their teams- Co-ordination of the annual Sales Budget at a National level- Working in conjunction with the Leadership Team to ensure strategies and plans are in place to achieve set budget- Leading cross functional teams to engage procurement, supply chain, branch stakeholders and finance to determine optimum solutions- Reviews of suppliers and product offerings to ensure products and services are aligned with market / customer needs- Lead the branch pipeline reviews and facilitate national service/ business development requirements

• Quoting, negotiating and implementation of National Accounts• Maintaining a key account base in Victoria, Canberra (primarily the building and construction industry) and Tasmania• Involvement in Management Meetings regarding business sales and operations planning• Head of the Marketing Department - All marketing initiatives are reported to and approved by this role• Leading the Cross Sell Account Initiatives between Amcor / Orora and WRS• Management of the VIC Sales Team and joint calls at key accounts. Assistance provided nationally to sales team on national accounts and general packaging enquiries• Execution of the Protective Packaging program including the installation and maintenance of Pregis Air Pillow and Paper Packaging Machines• Customer Service programs to help improve efficiencies and reduce delivery times

• Developing and the implementation of Marketing Programs for the Sales Team on a national basis• Improvement of current company policies and procedures • Development of the new business catalogue• IT Development Initiatives such as the creation of an Online Shopping Cart and Updated Website• Interaction with the sales team and sales calls to monitor industry / market conditions• Maintain a key account base with sales budget targets• Attending Management Meetings and dealing with Senior Management in regards to business operations

• Managing numerous key national accounts• Maintain and develop existing client base to set sales targets• Dealing with clients in regards to pricing, product enquiries, issues and purchase order supply• Constant new product promotion to new and existing clientele• Preparation of Quote and Contract Documentation: including new business proposals, company introductions, loan equipment deals • Training and Development of new sales representatives joining the organization• Liaising with state branch managers in regards to potential and existing clientele which involved interstate travel to further develop and secure sales opportunities• Provide insight and advice into the current market conditions to management which shapes decisions made on products brought to market• Develop relationships among supplier base• Attendance and participation at sales meetings / training seminars,regular stocktake counts and liaising with management, clientele, service support staff and suppliers• Negotiating standard distributor product pricing and volume buy support pricing • Complete a set number of sales calls per week • Involvement in warehousing, organising transport for orders to be delivered in full and on time • Coordinate with manufacturing dept in regards to quality control and product designs / specs• Anticipate raw materials required from overseas for future orders