Senior Account Representative - Film Core Solutions

What you will be doing:

• Prepares and maintains updated account plans for major accounts and prospective accounts found within assigned area of responsibility.
• Provides marketing with input for use in developing strategic plans and develops account plans that are consistent with overall division strategies.
• Implements and coordinates activities relative to each account plan and monitors each plan for effectiveness.
• Provides appropriate personnel with progress reports covering each account plan on a regular basis.
• Establishes and monitors closely a call plan for all customers and prospective customers within assigned area of responsibility and implements changes as required.
• Monitors closely all activity at each customer and prospective customer location and reports on expansions, closings, business trends and all other factors impacting volume levels.
• Maintains detailed customer files (share, relative quality, relative price, specifications, contacts, competitor, etc.) on an ongoing basis.
• Maintains up to date information with regard to gross margins for all major accounts and makes pricing recommendations as appropriate.
• Establishes and maintains multi level contacts at all major existing and prospective accounts.
• Communicates all pertinent information involving assigned accounts and prospective accounts to appropriate personnel through reports of call.
• Seeks out and promotes new product and service offerings as well as new uses for existing product lines and potential candidates for acquisition.
• Develops and maintains territory sales funnel for prospective new business.
• Provides immediate supervisor with sales projections for products and customers within assigned area of responsibility for use in developing sales budgets.
• Investigates promptly and accurately customer complaints and coordinates the resolution of these complaints to the complete satisfaction of these accounts.
• Assists division marketing with trade shows, conventions, and trade association meetings as requested.
• Stays abreast of current selling techniques and makes every effort to constantly improve product knowledge and knowledge of the marketplace.
• Champions new products and services as requested for the region and/or the division,
• Submits expense reports, reports of call and itineraries on a weekly basis and all other reports on schedule.
• Promotes company goodwill and maintains proper relationships with customers and prospective customers.
• Protects assets, confidential and restricted information, developments, specifications, materials, legal obligations and other such data in contacts with external parties.
• Complies with all company policies.

This is a Remote-Regional Territory position. The ideal candidate will be located in Robesonia, PA or Philadelphia, PA. Relocation assistance is available.

We would love to hear from you if:

• You have a 4-year undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• You have 3 years of sales experience minimum
• Proven record of sales prospecting and new business development
• Proven ability to manage multiple sales development projects through a complex development process
• Familiarity with the packaging industry, specifically Film Cores

This is a progression position and level will be based on candidate experience and business needs.

Compensation:

Account Representative II: The annual base salary range for this role is from $82,800 to $99,360, plus annual target bonus of 12.5% of base salary

Senior Account Representative: The annual base salary range for this role is from $94,200 to $113,040, plus annual target bonus of 12.5% of base salary

Account Manager: The annual base salary range for this role is from $111,825 to $134,190, plus annual target bonus of 12.5% of base salary

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At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits. *Benefits listed below are for employees located in the U.S. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary depending on your location (within the U.S. or global), or if you are a union employee.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
• Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
• Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement