Head of Sales, Smart Packaging

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The Head of Sales Smart Packaging is responsible for overall leadership of the sales team for the Smart Packaging business unit. This includes sales and marketing functions team and budget including current and potential new business analysis. This position oversees sales and marketing and customer addition to core sales leadership duties this role will also include leadership of the Smart Packaging customer service team ensuring seamless coordination between sales and customer support functions to drive customer satisfaction and business growth.

The Head of Sales Smart Packaging Americas responsibilities include the following:

• Strategic development communication and execution to maximize profitability
• Direct and coordinate Company sales and marketing functions
• Oversee sales and marketing and customer relationships
• Work with product development in strong collaboration to include Supply Chain Manufacturing and Procurement to ensure sales and delivery
• Manage a staff of Sales professionals that is action oriented and achieves desired results and meets individual development needs.
• Responsible for leading sales processes which include: Strategic Sales Plans Territory Management plans Pre/post call reports and leading Strategy sessions with Sales Managers
• Lead and develop the customer service team fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration to ensure prompt accurate and customer-focused support throughout the order-to-delivery process.
• Follow Ahlstroms manufacturing and hygiene processes procedures and policies as applicable to the positions areas of responsibility in order to meet and maintain the safety quality and regulatory compliance requirements for each grade of paper
• All other assignments assigned by management

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all the essential functions for purposes of the ADA

Experience and education requirements:

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About Us.
Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect with Every Fiber for a Sustainable World. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our three divisions Filtration and Life Sciences Food and Consumer Packaging and Protective Materials address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2024 amounted to EUR 3.0 billion and we employ some 6800 people.

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