Junior Sales Executive, Notpla
12 month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
£29-34k
2-5 days a week in office (Hackney Wick, London)
Sustainable seaweed packaging
Job no longer available
Sustainable seaweed packaging
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
£29-34k
2-5 days a week in office (Hackney Wick, London)
21-100 employees
Company mission
On a mission to make packaging disappear.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and a high level of professional proficiency
- Fluency in German, French, or another European language is highly desirable and would be considered a strong asset in this role
What the job involves
- As a Junior Sales Executive, you’ll support lead generation, customer outreach, and account management while learning how to sell innovative, sustainable materials to global brands
- This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their sales career who is passionate about sustainability and eager to develop hands-on experience in B2B sales within a fast-growing climate-tech company
- As a Junior Sales executive, you’ll be joining the team on a 12 month fixed term contract, to act as maternity cover
- That being said, there is a possibility for the role to become permanent should individual and business performance dictate a need for growth in our sales team
- Within the Sales team, you will need to have a customer first mentality, working with new and existing clients to grow the revenue of the business
- You will work with the senior members of the team, assisting them in their day to day sales operations, working from the office, on the road and from behind stalls at some of the biggest climate and industry events in the world
- Research and identify prospective customers aligned with Notpla’s mission and products (Europe with concentration on Germany, Italy, France, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and support UK team)
- Support outbound sales activity (email, LinkedIn, calls) to generate and qualify leads
- Assist with managing inbound enquiries and responding to customer requests
- Help prepare sales presentations, proposals, and product information for clients
- Maintain accurate records in the CRM system, tracking leads and opportunities
- Allocate inbound opportunities in the CRM in line with guidance for product categories and sales team focus areas
- Support senior sales team members in meetings, demos, and follow-ups
- Build an understanding of customer needs and sustainability challenges, help map out EU legislation changes and growth focus
- Keep up to date with Notpla’s product developments and market trends
- Attend industry events, trade shows, and customer meetings, as required in the UK and Europe, pitching Notpla, collecting leads and answering product Q&A
Salary benchmarks
Our take
To tackle the mounting issue of single-use plastics, a number of startups are turning to the development of seaweed-based alternatives. It’s a promising pivot: seaweed can be farmed without crowding out land, and is invaluable in carbon sequestration. Additionally, the finished product is transparent, edible, and naturally biodegradable. Players in the field include Oceanium, Sway, and SoluBlu - but the best funded one in the sector so far is Notpla.
Applications for the Notpla material so far have been broad and popular among enterprise clients. It’s coated Just Eat takeaway boxes, and led to Notpla’s award-winning Ooho sachet, an edible sachet containing liquids like cocktails (trialled at Glastonbury), energy drinks (trialled at the 2019 London Marathon), and condiments (as seen in Nopla’s partnership with Heinz). But many more are on the go.
If Notpla’s record is anything to go by, these new use cases seem likely to see substantial uptake by major clients. It’s an effective solution, and one that neatly meets the sharp rise in consumer demand for sustainable packaging. Notpla's head-start on competition comes in the form of regular grants and funding and will put them in good stead to become a market leader.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
48% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)
Jan 2026
$4.6m
GRANT
Sep 2024
$26.6m
SERIES A
Total funding: $57m
Company HQ
Hackney Wick, London, UK
Leadership
Pierre-Yves Paslier
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously a Packaging Engineer for Garnier, and then a Designer at Alt Design.
Rodrigo García González
(Co-FOunder & Co-CEO)Previously lectured at Goldsmiths, Central St Martins, and Kingston University - where he spent 7 years lecturing for various Product Design courses.
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