Sales Account Manager -Machines

As the Sales Account Manager representing our world class packaging equipment / machines  for our Mid West region you will apply your understanding of our value proposition to manage our Tier 1 clients in the plastics packaging industry and strengthen or business relationships and grow existing business.  You will also be responsible for using your business development skills and identify, quantify, and open the door for new Tier 1 customers in the CPG space and achieve profitable sales growth as well as strengthen relationships with existing customers. You will also apply your skills in the packaging industry into food, beverage, industrial and commercial market segments that would benefit from our machine, tooling and software solutions and services. Establish relationships with customer decision makers that will be shared with our sales team, and close deals for profitability and growth. If you believe you are the right fit please send your resume to us for consideration.  You would be working for an global leader in machine manufacturing with best in class sales and service support including training.  You will be able to work out of your home office and travel the territory.  

Essential Responsibilities:

• Sales and account management of all equipment and tooling products • Prospect new accounts in their defined areas • Develop a long term written strategy (including account planning and budgeting) for their area and accounts that align with the corporate mandate and ensure the strategy is well communicated to other sales members covering service accounts for alignment in meeting objectives • Build a deep understanding of their accounts business mandates relating to our solutions, products and services and provide updates as needed to other sales members supporting service accounts • Review customer needs and develop opportunities and solutions ultimately resulting in a proposal to close the order. This will require facilitating order management with the sales support team • Prepare professional reports, presentations and cost models to present to customers • Host customers during visits, shows and dinners • Ensure all opportunities are reported in order management tool and update these opportunities as needed • Is aware of competitors' offerings and activities in his or her accounts and is aware of all equipment purchased regardless of whether or not it is our equipment • Provide market and competitor feedback to other groups within  to drive strategies • Submit lost order reports of all products and services that their primary and service accounts may have acquired elsewhere • Aware of and report all mergers, buy-outs related to their accounts, align strategy as needed and communicate the impact of the change to their team leader and other sales members supporting service accounts • Identify and communicate high risk opportunities to their team leader and sales support to ensure he/she has the full support of the team • Conduct market research of their area to identify strengths and weaknesses of products and services relative to market requirements and competition • Provide regular market feedback to Business Development in the interest of supporting development projects • Identify potential risks and anticipated points of resistance associated with meeting their targets and develop and facilitate resolution • Communicate with their team leader keeping them up-to-date with progress, issues and developments with their respective area, primary and service accounts • Is aware of quality and service issues related with their accounts and is driving accountability with the service team to ensure service is taking the lead in driving resolution. If required he/she will raise a red flag with senior service team members for them to take action • Bring attention to their team leader and senior service team members of any critical service issues that are causing significant dissatisfaction with customers that may hold up final payments or potentially losing the next order • Facilitate resolution to issues that may hold up final payment of orders 

Base salary of 120-145,000 with commission and bonus targets of $50,000-100,000 plus 401K matching 5% and pension 5% and fleet vehicle.  

Key words:  Sales Engineer, Sales representative, Key Accounts Manager, Key Account Manager, Sales Executive