Customer Account Project Specialist

Sealed Air; Duncan (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Sealed Air is seeking a Strategic Customer Account Project Specialist to support its Strategic Account team across the Northwest Arkansas region. You will build strong customer relationships, drive sales growth, and apply packaging science to develop new products and processes for the meat processing sector, including multi-layer films and automation.

Frequent travel to customer sites is required. Relocation is available.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of animal science, meat science, food science, or packaging science.
• Knowledge of the food industry, particularly the meat processing sector; plant experience is highly desirable.
• Understanding of packaging products, processes, equipment, and automation within meat processing.
• Ability to understand technical concepts and translate them for non-technical audiences.
• Project management and/or research skills, including prioritization and deadlines.
• Strong customer-facing communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership with limited supervision.
• Willingness to travel frequently to customer sites and attend industry events.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with key customer stakeholders across R&D, Procurement, Marketing, Engineering, and other functions.
• Understand customer needs and provide solutions that drive satisfaction.
• Partner with the sales team to identify new business opportunities and support revenue growth.
• Monitor industry trends and competitive landscapes to identify expansion opportunities.
• Develop a strong understanding of Sealed Air’s products, services, and capabilities to convey value.
• Provide technical guidance to customers and internal teams across multiple departments.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects with timely delivery and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Track project progress, identify risks, and maintain accurate plans and communications.

Skills

Animal science

Meat science

Food science

Packaging science

Packaging products knowledge

Project management

Customer-facing communication

Independence

Travel frequently

Job description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .

Job Description

What will you do as a Strategic Customer Account Project Specialist at Sealed Air?

As a Strategic Customer Account Project Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting Sealed Air’s Strategic Account team by building strong customer relationships, driving sales growth, and helping deliver solutions to critical packaging challenges. You’ll apply your knowledge of animal, meat, food, or packaging science to support the development of new products and processes, including multi-layer polymer films, packaging equipment, and automation within the meat processing sector. This role combines customer engagement, sales growth, technical expertise, and project management.

This role will focus on supporting Sealed Air’s customers across the Northwest Arkansas area, building strong customer partnerships and traveling frequently to customer sites throughout the region.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with key customer stakeholders across R&D, Procurement, Marketing, Engineering, and other functional areas.
• Understand customer needs, concerns, and requirements, providing solutions that support a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Partner with the sales team to identify new business opportunities and support strategies that drive revenue growth across new and existing opportunities.
• Monitor industry trends, market conditions, and competitive landscapes to identify opportunities for business expansion.
• Develop a strong understanding of Sealed Air’s products, services, and technical capabilities to effectively communicate their value to customers.
• Provide technical guidance and support to customers and internal teams while collaborating with R&D, Engineering, Front-End Innovation, Portfolio, Customer Service, Field Quality, Regional Sales, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects, ensuring timely delivery and successful implementation while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Track project progress, identify risks and resolve issues, while maintaining accurate project plans, reports, and customer communications

Qualifications

What do you need to succeed?

• Knowledge of animal science, meat science, food science, or packaging science.
• Knowledge of the food industry, particularly the meat processing sector; plant experience is highly desirable.
• Understanding of packaging products, processes, equipment, and automation, particularly within meat processing.
• Ability to understand technical concepts and translate them into clear, concise information for non-technical audiences.
• Project management and/or research skills, including prioritization, organization, and management of multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong customer-facing communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive projects with limited supervision.
• Willingness to travel frequently to customer sites and attend industry events as needed.

Relocation:Yes

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air’s global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability -it’s about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success -meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it’s more than a goal, it’s an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.