Regional Sales - Corrugated Packaging - WI - Remote - Remote Eligible

Regional Sales Corrugated Packaging

About Our Client: Our client is a prominent provider of packaging, box manufacturing, and retail display solutions. Their core capabilities include:

• Packaging & POP Displays: client specializes in custom packaging solutions and point-of-purchase (POP) displays, offering creative designs that enhance product visibility
• Co-Packing & Fulfillment: In addition to packaging, they offer co-packing services and full fulfillment support to streamline supply chains
• Design & Manufacturing: Our client provides end-to-end services, from initial structural design and prototyping to full-scale box manufacturing
• Supplies & Logistics: They supply packaging materials and maintain capabilities for warehousing and Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI)

They are renowned for their flexibility and agility to help in a wide variety of projects, high quality standards, sustainability, and efficiency when dealing with customers and new clients

Job Description

Knowledge of packaging trends and the corrugated industry, including container designs (characteristics and specifications), graphics, pricing and costing practices, quality processes, and printing.

Professional sales skills to support the selling of the "value-added" packaging products and services. Strong knowledge and application of sales strategies and resources.

Demonstrated knowledge of general business principles, internal financial management, and industry business practices.

Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of functional areas (sales, operations, supply chain, procurement, marketing, logistics, etc.) within the customer's organization.

Must be comfortable working independently on a day-to-day basis, but equally adept at working closely with internal stakeholders to develop customer proposals and to ensure successful execution of existing orders.

Deliver solutions quickly, provide a "speed to market" advantage relative to our competition; make decisions quickly with good follow through skills. Provide the necessary service to follow up and retain business.

Negotiate with customers and overcome obstacles; ability to handle pressure, stress, and rejection.

Willingness and ability to work irregular hours.

Ability to handle details accurately and in a timely manner.

Excellent time management, organizational, presentation, and communication skills.

Prepare annual sales forecast analysis on existing and potential new accounts.

Comply with company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

Two to Five years of packaging sales experience, preferably in industrial or graphic packaging, or five years' experience in customer service or design roles in packaging industry. Alternately, 5 years' experience in B2B sales would be considered.

Must possess a proven track record of successful sales growth (volume margins) and thrive on opening new business.

Work experience in the corrugated packaging industry highly desirable. Corrugated, folding carton, packaging sales experience a plus.

BS or BA in business, marketing, or related field strongly preferred.

Valid driver's license, safe driving record and the ability to drive.

PREFFERED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• College degree in business administration, Packaging Engineering.
• Sales experience in the packaging Industry.

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Language Skills - Ability to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, operating instructions, training, and procedure manuals. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
• Mathematical Skills - Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentage, area, and volume. Ability to compute cost, profits, rates, and ratios.
• Reasoning Ability - Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited information or standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Leadership Attributes - must possess the following: Superior time management skills including the ability to manage multiple issues concurrently and the ability to lead an effecting and efficient meeting. Excellent crisis manager who demonstrates that he/she has a high emotional control under adverse conditions and can lead his/her personnel to a successful resolution. Professional appearance to support his/her role as a managerial representative.

What's on Offer

Year-round employment for job stability.

Quarterly attendance bonus.

Unlimited opportunities for growth, training, and career advancement.

Exceptional pay and great, affordable benefits (including life, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match and more!).

A clean facility, featuring state-of-the-art technology.

A respectful, empowering, team-oriented and employee-friendly environment.

Competitive salary w/ bonus

Apply now for consideration within 24 hours