Packaging Manager jobs in Nebraska

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Sales Manager with Liberty Packaging, you willgrowour market share as a leadingsolutions provider within thepackaging,displays,and corrugated industry.Responsible for sales management, sales acquisition, and client retention.You will drive sales through leading and coaching a team of producers, who prospect, present, and close new sales within our target markets.

This full-time position reports directly to theDirector of Sales-Central Regionand will be based out of ourOmaha, NEfacility.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Buildsand maintainsa high-performance,team-based culture through effective coaching, communication, and performance management.Serves as a strong role model forLiberty Packaging'svalues and principles.

• Driveexcellent pipeline managementand focused on account and territory growththroughuseof the Customer Relationship Management system (CRM), toincludelead and opportunity tracking, report generation, logging customer contact, scheduling tasks, and calendar planning.
• Provide hands-on support, mentorship, and management ofteam of sales representatives.Support the development of their capacity tobring in new business, expand business with existing customers, identify and capitalize on opportunities, andresolve issues to maintain strong relationships and trust with customers.
• Owns achievement of annual sales objectives. Works with teamto educate and develop value-based sales strategy; enable execution;and ensurethe teammeet/exceed goals.
• Work collaboratively with customer service, production, and distribution teams.As needed,identifyand escalate issues impacting customers and/or thecustomer intake/sales process.
• Developand support the execution ofsales strategies to identify new qualified customers and maintain an active growth pipeline (industries such as: medical device, technology, food & beverage, pharmaceutical); targeting key decision makers and creating the right approach to reach them and successfully close thedeal
• Create and identify opportunities for value added solutions to new and existing customers by utilizing a proven consultative sales process.
• Motivate and foster a team selling environment that delivers superior value to our customers.
• Stay up to date on factors influencing the market and our competition.

• In partnership withSales Director, establishesa renewal strategy for all assigned accounts and ensures its flow and communication to all external and internal parties.Responsible for maintaining knowledge about all assigned accounts and ensuring that organization wide client information is accurate.
• Other duties, asassigned

REQUIREDEDUCATION,EXPERIENCEAND SKILLS

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
• 5 years' experiencein B2B salesof custom products,with a track record of growing and closing sales.
• Strong sales leadershipexperience;demonstrated abilitytobuild, develop,and motivatea sales team to drive sales, refine their skills and understanding of the market,and exceed goals.
• Significant consultative selling experience thoughvalue addedsolutions.
• Competitive drive to win, while ensuring customer's needs are met with speed and accuracy.
• Strong communication skills, talking with customers via phone, meeting in person and delivering presentations.
• Excellent ability to analyze, problem solve, and make decisions.
• Must be able to travel up to 5.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• History of operating successfully in a collaborative, data-driven, growth-focused culture.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment, preferably within the corrugated, packaging, or other adjacentindustry.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regular sitting, standing, and walking throughout the day to accomplishtasks
• Manual and finger dexterity used regularly with some repetitive fingermotions
• Ability to work in front of a computer screen for long periods oftime
• Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; able to identify colors, small letters, and numbers; hand/eye coordination, depth perception and able to adjustfocus
• Hearing and speaking
• Other conditions may include frequent reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, pinching, grasping, and gripping.

ABOUT OUR COMPANY:

Comprised of multiple companies with headquarters in New Hope, Minnesota,Liberty Diversified International (LDI)is a privately held company employing more than 1,900 individuals across our manufacturing facilities, production facilities and core business operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, California, and Mexico. With deep roots in the corrugated box manufacturing industry, we operate in the core markets of paper, packaging, workplace products, corrugated plastics and building products.

Since 1918, our values - Caring, Innovation,Trustand Excellence - have guided our day-to-day activities. We believe that when our employees are aligned with these values, we create superior solutions andservicefor our customers. The LDI family of companies includesLiberty Packaging, Liberty Paper, Liberty Plastics (Custom SolutionsandQuarrix) and Safco.

Liberty Diversified International is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.