Sales Manager

Job Opportunity At Thermoform

This position is accountable for managing the sales and service relationship for specific Thermoform accounts as assigned.

Major Responsibilities :

• Develops strong and wide customer relationships.
• Generates plans to ensure broad penetration into accounts within assigned territory.
• Understands complex customer requirements on both business and technical level.
• Generates, develops, and closes sales opportunities with focus on complete customer satisfaction and operating profit.
• Develops presentations to promote Thermoform business and products, resolve / address customer satisfaction and operating profit.
• Develops effective strategies for winning in a competitive environment while maintaining focus on the business strategy.
• Owns and fully manages requests for pricing, contracts and samples.
• Meets and exceeds quarterly sales targets.
• Provides input related to product management, marketing and manufacturing based on customer needs and issues.
• Travels approximately 60% of the time.

Education :

Preferred : Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent. An Engineering degree and / or relevant training is also preferred.

Experience :

Required : Minimum of 3 years of industry experience in a sales role, preferably within the food and / or packaging sectors.

Skills :

Required Competencies :

Limitations & Disclaimer :

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

Silgan will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the associate occupying this position. Associates will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and / or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan Plastic Food Containers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status. Silgan Plastic Food Containers is a drug-free workplace.