Manufacturing Sales Representative

Job Description

Our client a manufacturer located in the Allentown PA area has an immediate opening for an experienced Manufacturing Sales Representative.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Prospecting:Identify secure and develop new business.
• Business Retention:Maintain existing business including utilization of sales tools and resources. Establish effective working relationships and become a sustaining resource for the customer.
• Account Development (Share of Wallet):Develop existing customer base through increasing sales of existing and new product offerings.
• Supplier Relationships/Product Knowledge:Establish effective supplier relationships and product knowledge. Understand plant production capability open capacity and incremental sales opportunities - focus the local sales efforts on high value and efficient product lines.
• Develop local market plans based on plant production ability/unique opportunities.
• Work with the Plant Director/Regional Account Manager/Supply Chain to engage more complex business opportunities.
• Communicate business wins and customer requirements to key stake holders and help ensure that customer deliverables are met.
• Coordinate information flow and action planning with relevant functions (cross-functional team coordination).
• Responsible for forecasting Accounts Receivable and daily business needs.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors Degree in relevant field of study
• Minimum of years of successful manufacturing sales experience preferably in packaging with a track record of driving rapid customer identification and close.
• Exceptional ability to develop a sales plan and execute.
• Working knowledge of financial modelling and cost accounting.
• Solid technical aptitude with the manufacturing process and technical product requirements.
• Experience in plastics or packaging would be a plus but not required

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