[Hiring] Vice President Sales - Containers, East Region @Amcor

Role Description

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.

• 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 to strengthen customer 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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).

Requirements

• 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.
• Change Management – ability to utilize principles to assist client organizations in managing and responding to change.

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).