Industrial Bag Sales Packaging Specialist

Industrial Bag Sales Packaging Specialist
Rapid Packaging
Champlin MN
Salary Range: $55000 $70000 Base Commission/Year

Rapid Packaging has an exciting new opportunity for a seasoned Industrial Bag Sales Packaging Specialist to join our dynamic sales team! This position is a hunter sales role and is responsible for providing customers with endofline packaging solutions and related services. In addition the position is also responsible for consistently growing sales organically through our current sales process.

Rapid Packaging is a customerfocused growthoriented company and has been a leader in the packaging industry for over 40 years! Weve been recognized as a 100 Best Companies to Work For company four years in a row. Rapid Packaging specializes in helping customers discover and realize hidden profits through innovation and automation. We are recognized as the single source provider of packaging products and automation equipment bulk bags commercial packaging bags and flour sack towels.

Our comprehensive training allows you to learn our business products and processes without unnecessary pressure. Do you want to contribute and be rewarded for the growth and success that you contribute to Are you looking for a company where you can have input on how you accomplish your responsibilities and set your goals

We offer outstanding base pay and incentives an excellent PTO and benefits package as well as an Employer 401k match. If you are looking for a place to grow your sales career for the long haul consider joining us at Rapid Packaging!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leverage contemporary selling strategies to identify and acquire new business and then build a new opportunity pipeline.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the companys product lines through periodicals trade journals newsletters internal sources and any other viable source of such information.
• Develop a deep understanding of the customers business and growth objectives. Address customers needs by aligning valuebased solutions with the customers objectives.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the industry product and market knowledge and trends through seminars workshops formal education or other forms of training reading and selfstudy.
• Identify prospective customers through resources including but not limited to esources business directories industry ads trade shows and publications websites and other viable sources for potential sales leads.
• Compile and maintain a database of current and prospective customers through Rapids CRM system.
• Travel for the purpose of soliciting orders sharing new product information identifying product requirements and other needs of current and prospective customers and developing and maintaining longterm relationships with these contacts.
• Meet and exceed assigned targets.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferably an associates or bachelors degree
• Minimum of 5 years of outbound sales experience and 3 years FIBC or related experience
• Prior experience in FIBCs industrial packaging equipment and endofline automation or similar industry
• Solution based sales approach preferably with prior formal sales training
• Proven track record of successful sales accomplishments strong desire to hunt and win new business and customers
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills in oral and written format.
• Technical aptitude. Has the ability to work in a team environment and communicate directly to customers
• Exposure to computer software such as Microsoft Office CRM quoting/proposals or plant data collection is preferred
• Above average ability to accurately calculate ratios percentages and mathematical computations
• Highly motivated selfstarter who works well independently and is comfortable with outbound phone calling

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