Sales Manager (Packaging Testing)

Location: Primarily based at the Vallila office in Helsinki, Finland, with occasional travel to customer meetings and industry exhibitions across target markets, typically fewer than 30 travel days per year.

Company

hirify.global delivers scientific laboratory analyses, materials characterization, and testing services to international clients through a global network of partner laboratories.

What you will do

• Accelerate the packaging testing business across Finland and wider European markets.
• Own proactive outbound sales, primarily expanding existing customer accounts and re-engaging previous offer-seekers.
• Strategically target new cold prospects to broaden market reach.
• Sell migration testing for food contact materials and physico-chemical testing of packaging materials.
• Develop opportunities for chemical and microbiological testing of dry foodstuffs.
• Collaborate with technical experts and the sales team while owning targets and commercial outcomes.

Requirements

• B2B sales experience.
• Experience and motivation in proactive outbound sales.
• Relevant industry exposure; laboratory testing or technical services experience is advantageous.
• Performance-oriented mindset with comfort owning targets and results.
• Willingness to work primarily from the Helsinki office and travel occasionally, typically fewer than 30 days per year.

Nice to have

• Experience with laboratory testing or technical services.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation consisting of base salary, sales commission, and stock options.
• Opportunity to join a VC-backed international growth-stage scale-up.
• Close collaboration with technical experts, sales professionals, founders, and a food and packaging business unit team.
• Real ownership, trust, and the opportunity to make a visible impact as the company grows.

Hiring process

• Application review on a rolling basis, followed by a screening call and an in-person interview with the recruitment partner.
• Interviews with commercial leaders and the Food & Packaging business unit team lead.
• Reference check followed by the hiring decision and offer.