Vice President Sales - Containers, East Region

Amcor•Indianapolis, IN

22h

About The Position

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business. To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube Job Description Purpose: The Vice President Sales is responsible for all commercial aspects for the assigned market space for the Containers segment of Rigid Packaging Solutions North America (RPSNA). This role will collaborate with product management, product development and manufacturing operations to ensure that we bring world-class products to our customers. The successful candidate will lead, develop and support strategic growth activities for the business, while ensuring that sales and profit targets are met. The keys to the success of the individual in this role is their proven ability to build and sustain synergistic relationships with all functional roles in the organization, lead and develop a team of successful sales professionals, and a proven track record of commercial success.

Requirements

10+ years of progressively responsible sales experience in a multitude of settings; preference given to candidates with a background in manufacturing.
Master’s Degree or related experience.
Ability to travel extensively (50%+).
Successful experience building sales organizations.
Experience in annual and strategic planning.
Successful experience in pricing, contracting, project management and working key accounts.
Strong understanding and development of key account management.
Ability to manage large-scale sales projects.
A strong record of accomplishment of managing a large-scale business ($100MM+ in revenue)
Business Focus - interest in and knowledge of the business strategy and key business drivers; links HR initiatives and programs to business needs.
Results Oriented - able to define goals and metrics, develop actionable plans and manage work to achieve desired outcomes; has a sense of urgency and fosters the same in others.
Satisfies Customers - accurately identifies customer requirements and delivers consistent results; ensures that escalated partner/customer issues are resolved with urgency.
Leadership - takes initiative, willing to make unpopular decisions if it is in the best interest of the employee and organization.
Teamwork/Collaboration/Influence - successful record of working in highly matrix, complex organizations in a collaborative manner, able to build and sustain effective working partnerships to meet ongoing demands of the business.
Change Management – ability to utilize principles to assist client organizations in managing and responding to change.

Responsibilities

Leads the Containers, East Region sales teams in the development and execution of commercial initiatives in support of business goals and objectives.
Collaborates across Amcor to deliver on a OneAmcor approach in serving our customers.
Develops annual and strategic plans to meet revenue, margin, profitability and market penetration goals.
Provides ongoing coaching and feedback to manage and support sales staff through field visits, observation and measurement of results.
Effectively allocates resources to meet established short term and long-term goals.
Develops and maintains a thorough understanding of client base, current needs and anticipated needs of client base.
Maintains a high degree of customer contact/interaction in an attempt to strengthen customer relationships, build customer understanding of corporate vision and goals and supporting sales staff in strengthening relationships.
Responsible for sales growth and required to sell and maintain sales goals along with direct sales staff.
Participates in the development of sales compensation plans and review programs with sales personnel to ensure effective communication of company information.
Effectively monitors and controls sales expenses in support of organization financial goals.
Ability to define need for additional forward-deployed manufacturing capability in emerging markets.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision plans
Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement Savings Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)