Sales Director, Beverage Accounts & Business Development

Amcor LLC; Manchester (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus program

Parental Leave

Job summary

Amcor is seeking a Sales Director for Beverage Accounts & Business Development to drive profitable growth through strategic account leadership and new business development across beverage segments and geographies.

The role builds executive-level relationships, leads commercial negotiations, and collaborates with Marketing, Innovation, Operations, and Technical teams to deliver customer solutions and sustainability initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Packaging, or related field required.
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of successful commercial experience within packaging, beverage, consumer products, or related manufacturing industries.
• Proven success managing strategic customer relationships and delivering profitable growth.
• Demonstrated track record of winning new business and expanding existing customer relationships.
• Experience leading complex negotiations and multi-year customer agreements.
• Experience selling value-added manufacturing solutions and managing large national or regional accounts.
• Strong consultative and value-selling capabilities.
• Proven business development and strategic account management experience.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive-level customer stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, planning, and forecasting skills.
• Effective collaboration across operations, finance, marketing, customer service, and technical organizations.
• Excellent presentation and executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute customer growth strategies for assigned key and strategic beverage accounts.

Skills

Strategic account leadership

New business development

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting & budgeting

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Packaging, or related field

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviours unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world‑class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business. To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube

Position Overview

The Sales Director, Beverage Accounts & Business Development is responsible for delivering profitable growth through strategic account leadership and new business development within the Beverage Business Unit. This role leads commercial activities for a portfolio of key beverage customers while identifying, developing, and securing new business opportunities across targeted beverage segments and geographies. The Sales Director develops executive‑level customer relationships, leads commercial negotiations, drives growth through innovation and sustainability solutions, and collaborates with cross‑functional teams to execute customer and business growth strategies. The position balances retention and expansion of existing business with acquisition of new customers, brands, and packaging opportunities that support Amcor’s growth objectives.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

Strategic Account Leadership

• Develop and execute customer growth strategies for assigned key and strategic beverage accounts.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer decision‑makers across Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, R&D, and Executive Leadership.
• Lead annual business planning, pricing discussions, contract negotiations, and business reviews.
• Identify opportunities to expand Amcor's footprint through new products, new programs, and additional manufacturing locations.
• Drive customer retention, satisfaction, and profitable account growth.

Business Development

• Identify, qualify, and secure new business opportunities with both existing and prospective customers.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of opportunities focused on new customers, new brands, package conversions, and emerging beverage categories.
• Partner with Marketing to identify attractive market segments, growth categories, and geographic opportunities.
• Lead customer engagement from prospecting through commercialization and implementation.
• Create and execute strategic account penetration plans that increase market share and drive above‑market growth.

Commercial Leadership

• Deliver annual sales, volume, margin, and growth objectives.
• Develop sales forecasts, budgets, and growth plans aligned with Beverage Business Unit objectives.
• Establish pricing strategies that balance customer value creation with profitability objectives.
• Analyze market, customer, competitive, and industry trends to identify growth opportunities.
• Develop business cases supporting capital investment, innovation, and strategic growth initiatives.

Solution Selling & Innovation

• Lead development and presentation of integrated packaging solutions utilizing the full Amcor portfolio.
• Partner with Marketing, Innovation, Operations, and Technical teams to create customer‑specific packaging and processing solutions.
• Drive adoption of sustainability solutions aligned with customer goals and Amcor sustainability objectives.
• Provide customer and market feedback to support product development, innovation pipelines, and marketing strategies.

Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Customer Service, Quality, and R&D to deliver customer commitments.
• Facilitate cross‑functional resources to support new business wins and customer growth opportunities.
• Lead resolution of significant customer issues and ensure continuous improvement in service and execution.
• Serve as the commercial leader for assigned customers and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Packaging, or related field required.
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of successful commercial experience within packaging, beverage, consumer products, or related manufacturing industries.
• Proven success managing strategic customer relationships and delivering profitable growth.
• Demonstrated track record of winning new business and expanding existing customer relationships.
• Experience leading complex negotiations and multi‑year customer agreements.
• Experience selling value‑added manufacturing solutions and managing large national or regional accounts.
• Strong consultative and value‑selling capabilities.
• Proven business development and strategic account management experience.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive‑level customer stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, planning, and forecasting skills.
• Effective collaboration across operations, finance, marketing, customer service, and technical organizations.
• Excellent presentation and executive presence.

Approximately 40-60% travel

Competencies

Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies undefined Customer Focus Learning on the Fly Interpersonal Savvy Drive for Results

Relationships

External ARPNA customers Represent ARPNA at professional organizations Lead an external Sales Team of X Key Account Managers, X Regional Account Managers and X Sales Associates Internal Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering and R&D Internal Senior Leadership

Physical Requirements

Normal Vision Hearing/ Listening Sitting Talking/Speaking Hand/Finger Dexterity Walking Standing Driving – Automobile/truck/van

Work Environment

Office Environment

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when: Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high‑performing Amcor team Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full‑time salaried employees
• Company‑paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short‑term & long‑term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.

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