Product Line Sales Director – Food Packaging Equipment

SYNTEGON; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 153,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Syntegon is seeking a Product Line Sales Director to grow and strategize our product line across North America. You will bridge Technical Sales Management with regional sales teams, empowering them with technical and commercial strategies to win major accounts and maximize revenue.

You will collaborate with European manufacturing hubs and lead regional interfaces with Swiss and German factories to tailor solutions, ensure scope and compliance, and drive order intake and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or related field; master’s preferred.
• 8+ years in technical sales, product management or business development.
• Fluency in English; German proficiency highly preferred for cross-border collaboration with Swiss/German factories.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep technical and commercial guidance to Frontline Sales and Key Account Managers (KAMs).
• Participate directly in high-value, complex client meetings to present product value propositions.
• Partner with regional Sales Director to align product goals with frontline sales targets.
• Serve as the primary regional interface with our Swiss and German factories to ensure product customization, project scope and technical compliance.
• Own and secure the product line's Order Intake (OI), revenue, margin, and market-share targets for North America.

Skills

Technical sales experience

Product management

Business development

English fluency

German language

Travel coordination

Matrix collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

• Full-time
• Functional Area (career page): Sales
• Working hours: Full-time
• Legal Entity: Syntegon Technology Services LLC

Company Description

Together with 6,900 colleagues worldwide, we are the strategic lifecycle partner for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and food industries. With seamless processes, innovative technologies, and sustainable solutions, we help our customers achieve their goals. For example, we ensure that vaccines are safely filled and that tablets can fully release their active ingredients. Your favorite chocolate and snacks are also sustainably packaged with our help.

Syntegon Packaging Technology, LLC based in New Richmond, Wisconsin is part of the Syntegon Group. We provide innovative, seamless, high-tech packaging solutions for the food industry. The location specializes in a range of packaging equipment solutions - like horizontal flow wrappers, bag closing and sealers, and robotic pick-place-machines. The city of New Richmond is known as "The City Beautiful". It is an easy and quick commute in both directions fromthe Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area and a short distance from Eau Claire, WI.

Job Description

The Product Line Sales Director will drive the growth and strategy of our specific product line across North America. This role acts as a vital bridge between Technical Sales Management/Application Engineering and regional sales teams. Holding a dotted-line relationship to front-line sales, you will empower them with the technical expertise and commercial strategies needed to win major accounts, maximize revenue, and align regional operations with our European manufacturing hubs.

• Provide deep technical and commercial guidance to Frontline Sales and Key Account Managers (KAMs).
• Participate directly in high-value, complex client meetings to present product value propositions.
• Partner closely with the regional Sales Director to align product goals with frontline sales targets.
• Serve as the primary regional interface with our Swiss and German factories to ensure product customization, project scope and technical compliance.
• Own and secure the product line's Order Intake (OI), revenue, margin, and market-share targets for North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or a related field, masters degree preferred.
• 8+ years in technical sales, product management, or business development.
• Demonstrated success working in matrix organizations, influencing frontline teams and technical managers / Application engineers.
• Professional fluency in English is required. Proficiency in German is highly preferred to facilitate close collaboration and technical communication with our Swiss and German factories.
• Travel Domestically and Internationally up to 50%.

Additional Information

Compensation for this position starts at $170,000

Why Join Us?

• Real Experience:Gain direct experience in the full product lifecycle.
• Mentorship:Work alongside experienced professionals and subject matter experts.
• Networking:Build connections within the packaging industry.
• Future Potential:Our internship program is designed to develop talent, with potential for future full-time roles.

Join Syntegon and enjoy benefits that help you thrive both at work and beyond.

Syntegon Technology is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) initiatives:

• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM (A World In Motion)

By choice, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce.
We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.

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