Independent Sales Consultant

Our client is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-quality additives, compounds, and color masterbatches for the plastics industry.

We are seeking an Independent Sales Consultant in Italy to support the company’s expansion within a strategic agricultural films market segment.

This is a flexible independent consulting opportunity for an experienced plastics industry professional with an established network in Italy. The consultant will collaborate closely with the VP Sales, Regional Director – EMEA, and the commercial team in Italy to support market development and customer engagement activities. The engagement will be structured around a flexible consulting arrangement with compensation aligned with business development outcomes.

Major Responsibilities

• Support the company’s market expansion efforts within the Italian agricultural films sector.
• Leverage existing industry relationships to facilitate introductions and develop new commercial opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with film producers, converters, technical decision makers, and key industry stakeholders.
• Identify customer needs and communicate relevant opportunities to the commercial and technical teams.
• Support the evaluation of potential projects, applications, and target accounts.
• Participate in customer meetings, technical-commercial discussions, and follow-up activities as required.
• Collaborate with the sales and technical teams to support the development of opportunities from initial contact through project evaluation and commercial discussions.

Requirements

• MUST: Extensive experience in the plastics industry, ideally with exposure to polyolefins, compounds, additives, masterbatches, film applications, or related polymer processing sectors.
• Strong network within the Italian plastics converting and agricultural films market.
• Background in technical sales, business development, product management, application engineering, technical service, or consulting within the plastics industry.
• Ability to engage effectively with both commercial and technical stakeholders.
• Good understanding of film processing technologies and plastics manufacturing environments.
• Professional working proficiency in Italian and English.
• Self-motivated, independent, and comfortable operating in a consulting / project-based environment.
• Availability to travel within Italy as required for customer meetings and industry-related activities.

Core Skills: Masterbatch / Additives / Compound Polymer Plastics Industry Sales, Direct sales Business Development Strategic Partnerships Market Expansion