Account Manager

Position Title:

Account Manager

Pay Rate:

$93400 - $124500

Multiple factors including Individual experience skills and abilities willdeterminewhere an employee isultimately placedin the pay range. Variable pay mayprovideadditional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible toparticipateinIPsannual incentive plan.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

Greeneville TN or Charlotte NC area

The Job You Will Perform:

• The Account Manager is responsible for profitably growing International Papers sales of industrial and retail packaging pointofpurchase solutions and turnkey servicesincluding creative design digital and traditional printing and fulfillment.
• Provides technical expertise and highlevel project management to strengthen relationships with major consumer packaged goods companies achieve sales objectives and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Works closely with sales design national accounts customer service project management manufacturing and fulfillment teams to build maintain and grow assigned accounts.
• Executes Key Account Plans and IPs value proposition through both consultative and transactional account management.
• This individual contributor role reports to the Southeast Sales Manager and involves both consultative and transactional account management in a fastpaced collaborative environment.

The Qualifications Skills and Knowledge You Will Bring:

• 2 years of experience managing national regional or local accounts in display sales valueadded corrugated packaging or specialty printing/graphics solutions.
• Demonstrated success in driving sales growth and retaining existing business.
• Experience in corrugated specialty packaging project management customer service or operations is highly desirable.
• Bachelors degree in business marketing or a related field strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of retail packaging and consumer trends merchandising strategies corrugated container design enhanced graphics pricing costing quality processes and printing.
• Strong professional sales and technical skills supporting valueadded packaging products and services.
• Solid understanding of business principles financial management and industry practices.
• Ability to work effectively with crossfunctional teams within customer organizations to support specialty graphics and packaging solutions.
• Selfmotivated with the ability to work independently while collaborating closely with internal stakeholders.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills integrity and credibility.
• Strong problemsolving and proactive communication skills.
• Actionoriented mindset with ability to make timely decisions and deliver highquality solutions.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and provide leadership or follow direction as needed.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage pressure objections and rejection.
• Willingness to work overtime or irregular hours; occasional overnight travel required.
• High attention to detail with strong time management organizational presentation and communication skills.

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health welfare and retirement plans including Medical Dental Life insurance Flexible Spending Accounts Short-term and Long-term Disability 401(k) Company-funded retirement contributions Paid Time Off Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement) Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home auto vision and pets.

The Career You Will Build:

Sales and Leadership training promotional opportunities within a global company

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people the planet and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and youll see why our team members say theyre Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds experiences and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected valued engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness creativity talents experiences and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. Together with our customers we make the world safer and more productive one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Headquartered in Memphis Tenn. we employ approximately 39000 colleagues globally who are committed to creating whats next. We serve customers worldwide with manufacturing operations in North America Latin America North Africa and sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting .

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact or .