TERRITORY SALES MANAGER

Overview

About Berry

At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website , or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

The Territory Manager’s key responsibilities include developing new prospects and interacting with existing customers to increase sales of the organization’s PVC Overwrap & Foodservice Films product line. This position is a field sales position that requires interfacing with customer contacts at multiple levels in Purchasing, Product Development, Operations, Quality, Sales and Marketing. Accounts vary from small to large companies in different market segments, but primarily selling to users and distributors of flexible food packaging- grocery, food service and processors. Additionally, the TSM will oversee the activities of locally assigned sales agents/brokers which may be account specific within a market. Here, the TSM responsibility is to act as the facilitator between the agent/broker and Berry for support-pricing, samples and product development. The role includes management of broker/agents engaged to manage joint ICL and IPD accounts. Midwest Territory.

Responsibilities

• Developing new business prospects through cold-calling and other methods
• Developing and implementing selling strategies with customers
• Interacting with existing customers to increase sales of organization’s products
• Develop long-term multi-level relationships with customers
• Exceeding budget goals
• Reporting and forecasting
• Work well with all levels of co-workers in our plants and other offices
  
  

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent
• Self-starter that is results oriented
• 3-5 years of outside sales experience
• Up to 50% Travel
• Flexible films and/or flexographic printing experience is strongly desired
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to work cross-functionally to drive business solutions
• Strong Computer and organizations skills
• Innovative with strong project management skills
• Ability to learn new products and technologies
• Strong negotiation skills