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Location: Louisville, Kentucky (within 1 hour) | Reports to: Regional Sales Director - South Central
Are you a motivated, customer-focused sales professional looking to make a real impact? Join a company that values innovation, collaboration, and career growth. AtSealed Air, we don't just sell products - we solve complex challenges for customers in a wide range of industries. We're looking for anAccount Managerto lead the charge in developing strong customer relationships, growing accounts, and delivering tailored solutions that drive value.
What You'll Do:
As an Account Manager, you'll own a defined geographical territory (Kentucky), combining strategic prospecting with deep account management. You'll serve as the trusted advisor to our customers, connecting their needs with innovative protective packaging and sustainability-focused solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Grow the Business:Drive sales through a consultative, knowledge-based selling approach. Identify new opportunities by truly understanding customer pain points and aligning them with our products and services.
- Deliver Solutions:Design customized solutions using Sealed Air's full portfolio. Provide insights and recommendations that help customers operate more efficiently, sustainably, and profitably.
- Build Strong Relationships:Cultivate long-term relationships with end-users and distributors. Become the go-to resource for product knowledge, application insights, and business support.
- Drive Strategic Sales Planning:Develop and execute a sales plan focused on profitable growth. Prioritize top opportunities and align efforts with business goals.
- Support and Retain Accounts:Proactively engage with customers to ensure satisfaction, resolve issues, and continuously add value to their business.
- Improve Profitability:Partner with internal teams (Marketing, Pricing, Product Development) to optimize account performance and bring new innovations to market.
- Stay Organized & Efficient:Keep sales activities updated in CRM, manage pricing and promotional programs, and handle budgets and travel planning effectively.
You're driven, consultative, and solutions oriented. You know how to listen, engage, and guide customers to decisions that benefit their business - and you thrive in an autonomous, performance-based environment. This role is for a road warrior.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree required (MBA/MS a plus)
- 3 years of experience in outside sales
- Valid driver's license and willingness to travel overnight as needed
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and CRM systems
Bonus Points for:
- Experience selling into manufacturing, logistics, or industrial sectors
- Experience working with custom products
- Background in value-based or consultative sales
- Familiarity with packaging, materials, or automation industries
What Makes You Successful in This Role:
- A strategic thinker with strong business acumen
WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?
It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air's global resources and expertise.
Corporate sustainability - it's about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.
Customer Success - meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it's more than a goal, it's an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.
Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
