Mill Sales Manager

Valmet•Beloit, WI

1d•Remote

About The Position

Valmet is seeking a Mill Sales Manager for a territory covering Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The role builds and maintains customer relationships, identifies customer needs, and works with customers and internal experts to deliver appropriate solutions. The manager promotes and sells Valmet’s full offering, analyzes the assigned market for product growth, and coordinates equipment upgrades, rebuilds, repairs, parts, and services. The position also involves sales reporting and forecasting, customer support activities, and contributing to business goals across Valmet product lines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or Business, combined with 5 to 10 years of related technical experience in roles such as machine engineer, process manager, paper mill operations, or maintenance management; or commercial and account management experience with suppliers serving the pulp and paper industry.
An equivalent combination of education and experience, together with sales experience, will be seriously considered.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain strong working relationships with customers and identify their needs and opportunities for Valmet to partner with them.
Promote and sell Valmet’s entire offering and product lines within the assigned territory.
Coordinate equipment upgrades, rebuilds, repairs, parts, and services in the territory.
Stay active in the assigned region and understand and analyze the market for product growth.
Provide updates on sales, projections, bookings, proposal activities, costs, and other customer-related activities.
Participate in and lead equipment audits, on-site services, data collection, inventory audits, and other customer support related to paper machine services or customer contracts and agreements.
Help prepare territory sales forecasts and budgets for assigned accounts, including competitor analysis.
Work cooperatively with customers and internal experts to provide high levels of service.