Business Development Manager at Klöckner Pentaplast driving profitable growth for designated accounts and selling innovative packaging solutions. Collaborating cross-functionally to meet customer needs and organizational goals.
Responsibilities
Manage and drive the profitable growth of designated accounts within the designated area of responsibility
Draw up and execute Account Development Plans in close collaboration with colleagues in sales, operations, quality, marketing and innovation
Continuously ensure that customer visits are efficiently planned and carried out with the right level quality and on time
Exploit, sell and deliver packaging solutions to customers - take full ownership of the sales pipeline process - including customer contact and engagement plans to create and build up strong multi-level customer relationships to win new business and ensure profitable sales
Negotiate new customer contracts in line with NA FP guidelines and in close collaboration with the NA Sales Director and internal stakeholders
Monitor, report and address competitor activities in the designated geographic area
Support finance in forecasting volumes (tons/Th) and margin (CM1)
Actively promote and sell new products and services
Utilize and continuously update existing CRM- and BI tools to register and report on customer visits, status on business opportunities and next steps
Constructively and proactively contribute to the overall positive development of the NA FP sales team – inform, collaborate and utilize the capabilities of the full team
Continuously develop your individual sales budget in close collaboration with the NA FP Sales Director and deliver accordingly
Proactively drive and implement price increases in line with NA FP guidelines and requirements
Drive value selling - price and deliver packaging solutions accordingly
Present the developed Packaging Solutions to your customers and visualize the value we create – meticulously apply the FP Commercial Handbook principles and ensure that customers perceive Klöckner Pentaplast as the leading Packaging Strategist in Food
Requirements
Business- or Engineering degree
Strong drive for results - willingness and excitement to seek and win new business
Ability to develop and challenge customers – development and solution oriented with the desire to sell solutions rather to focus on price
Positive and optimistic - pro-active and demonstrates a positive and team oriented approach to solving challenges
Organize and able to prioritize and take educated decisions
A strong analytical thinker – takes time to do proper analysis of customer needs, costumer value proposition and makes educated commercial decisions
A team player who is keen to ensure that the NA FP Sales team grows and develops
Thinks out of the box and can quickly adapt to change
Thrives in a very performance driven environment where we constantly push towards high achievements and make swift business decisions
Motivated by stretched ambitions and targets
Tenacity and discipline – ability to execute and deliver on agreed objectives
Strong relationship builder – develops and nurture good relations to customers and co-workers
Dares to lead – finds it easy to take the initiative
Structured and disciplined – wants to rigorously apply and use the designated processes, tools and systems
Excellent IT skills: Excel, Power Point, Teams, Salesforce and/or any other CRM, SAP-BW and Power BI
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