What We’re Looking for:

At Hood Container Corporation, we’re expanding our sales team to align with our growing business. We’re searching for a Account Executive with a hunter mindset. In this role, you’ll need to have drive and grit to identify new opportunities and close on prospects. You’ll need to be self-driven, highly independent, and have a passion for selling.

A Day in the Life:

• You will actively seek new clients in addition to closing prospective business maintaining these various sales cycles in parallel. 
• You will build relationships with and gain the trust of your customers to understand their needs and strategically work toward a solution to resolve their challenges.
• You will continuously learn new techniques by establishing and expanding your knowledge on paper / packaging solutions and the corrugated industry. 
• You will be responsible for meeting your budgetary goals that are set by the Sales Manager, General Manager, and company.

What it Takes:

• 10 years of experience within a similar role with a track record of turning leads into actual sales. 
• At least 5 years working within the corrugated industry. 
• Ability to manage accounts of all sizes and all types (brown box, graphic packaging, etc.).
• Driven mindset with strong negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Demonstration of dynamic communication and interpersonal skills, able to work with all types of personalities.
• Adaptability is key as you will need to navigate and demonstrate flexibility in an environment that can be ambiguous and uncertain. 
• Go-getter, self-starter, and team player.
• General high level of enthusiasm, creative, and innovative ability.

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens and customers we serve. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

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