Packaging Products Outside Sales Rep - Chemical Industry

Labelmaster; Mississippi; On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a dynamic sales professional to drive growth in the chemical packaging sector. This role offers the chance to engage with clients, navigate complex information, and make impactful decisions that contribute to safer shipping practices. With a focus on proactive sales strategies and client relationships, you'll play a key role in expanding the company's reach and success in a niche market. If you have a passion for sales and a desire to make a difference, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Business Development or Account Management required.
• Experience in selling to the chemical industry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth in packaging products for the chemical industry.
• Build a robust opportunity pipeline and engage with clients effectively.

Skills

Sales Growth

Client Engagement

Business Development

Consultative Selling

Problem Solving

Time Management

Networking

Initiative

Tools

Microsoft 365 Dynamics CRM

Excel

LinkedIn

Job description

At Labelmaster, we are way more than labels. We sell a lot of Hazmat Packaging and we want your help to sell more! We are looking for an assertive sales professional with demonstrated success in selling packaging to the chemical industry who is also unusually good at finding opportunities.

We help both small and large businesses take the complexity out of moving and shipping hazardous materials to make the world a safer place. What are hazardous materials? They are things you deal with every day, like lithium batteries in cars and in computers, paints, varnishes, air bags, chemicals and more. And if they are shipped incorrectly, they can cause a lot of damage.

How do we help the world become safer? We sell and manufacture new and innovative products, develop technology and consult for every industry – such as manufacturing, healthcare, automotive, transportation, food and beverages and other businesses. While not too many people know about dangerous goods, we think it is really cool and we think you might have fun with us as we re-invent ourselves and expand into new markets.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• New packaging products sales growth through proactive engagement with potential and existing customers in the Chemical Industry.
• Meet revenue goals by qualifying and closing identified opportunities, new prospects and growth accounts.
• Ability to help customers navigate the large volume of information that they encounter to make good decisions at headquarters, including the c-suite level.
• Assess customers’ information needs, help them make sense of the information they have, and connect them with the tools, resources, and data they need to make good decisions.
• Build an accurate and robust opportunity pipeline that provides visibility and confidence to exceed your goals through use of selling skills, marketing, social media and CRM tools.
• Align sales approach to the client’s learning posture.
• Create lead-generation campaigns and utilize virtual sales techniques (cold-calling, e-mailing, LinkedIn, CRM-SF, etc.) to prospect and build new business within an assigned geography.
• Effectively engage with internal teams to support sales process and successful implementations.
• Become a subject matter expert on our business products, processes and operations, and remain up-to-date on industry news.
• Willingness and ability to travel at least 50%.
• Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Business Development or Account Management experience.
• 3+ years’ experience selling products or services to the chemical industry.
• At least one year of experience selling packaging products to the chemical industry.
• Superior sales, business development, and client engagement skills.
• Proven track record of sales growth success.
• Passion for helping customers make the right decisions for their business, consultative.
• Growth-mindset and a passion for delivering value to the client’s business over the long term.
• Strong initiative, entrepreneurial spirit, and attention to detail.
• High degree of natural curiosity and the drive to seek out information from a variety of sources.
• Ability to actively listen and ask probing questions to better understand the customer’s needs “problem solver”.
• Deep knowledge of the latest product, market, and chemical industry trends and the ability to apply that knowledge to the client’s unique business.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 Dynamics CRM, Excel, LinkedIn or similar.
• Ability to network within a partner organization to identify key influencers and decision makers.
• Strong time management, follow-up, project management and organizational skills.
• Sense of urgency.
• High level of initiative.

EEO Employer – Veterans and IWD are strongly encouraged to apply

Labelmaster is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we are committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity and affirmative action in all aspects of employment. It is our intent to comply with our duty to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified employees and applicants as required by law.