Sales Rep - Cincinnati, OH

WestRock Company; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Integrity culture

Training programs

Competitive salary

Global packaging company

Job summary

WestRock Company in Cincinnati is seeking a results‑driven Sales Representative to manage existing accounts and develop new opportunities to meet annual sales objectives. You will collaborate with management on budgets, work with Area Operations to understand capacity, and support cross‑functional teams to execute the sales strategy.

Define account plans, identify pricing dynamics, articulate the sales vision, and grow a robust pipeline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 4–5+ years of B2B corrugated sales experience.
• Experience with sales execution and pipeline management.
• Ability to drive results by influencing others within different functions.
• Ability to create and deliver engaging presentations to internal and external audiences.
• Demonstrated sales competence and financial acumen.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Outlook).
• Experience with Salesforce.com; reporting tools a plus (Power BI, QlikView).

Responsibilities

• Define overall account vision, growth plan for targeted customers by aligning market trends and customer needs with WestRock solutions.
• Identify pricing dynamics within accounts to inform commercial decisions.
• Articulate sales vision and strategy to identify leads, manage prospects and develop a robust pipeline.
• Meet or exceed budgeted and volume sales goals to contribute to annual targets.
• Utilize Salesforce.com to manage opportunities and pipeline on a consistent basis.
• Navigate customer organizations and build relationships at multiple levels.
• Negotiate multi-year contracts and manage contractual relationships.
• Deliver results by executing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure effective sales strategy execution.
• Develop revenue opportunities across enterprise capabilities and monitor profitability against budgeted targets.

Skills

Account management

Pipeline management

Sales strategy

Customer relationship building

Presentations

Influencing others

Financial acumen

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Salesforce.com

Power BI

QlikView

Microsoft Excel/Outlook

Job description

Opportunity Summary

The Sales Representative is responsible for successfully managing existing customer accounts and establishing new opportunities to achieve annual sales objectives. The Sales Representative manages current customer relationships, prospecting and engaging new customers. The Sales Representative partners with management to complete budget planning, working with the Area Operations teams to understand and sell open machine capacity and value-added services, and supports cross‑functional teams to ensure sales strategy execution.

How you will impact Smurfit WestRock

• Define overall account vision, ‘Play to Win’ and account growth plan for targeted customers by aligning market trends and customer needs with Smurfit WestRock solutions
• Identify pricing dynamics within accounts to inform Smurfit WestRock commercial decisions
• Effectively articulate sales vision and strategy to identify leads on new opportunities, manage prospects and develop a robust sales pipeline
• Meet or exceed individual budgeted and volume sales goals to contribute to the organization’s annual targets objectives
• Effective utilization of CRM system (Salesforce.com) to manage opportunities & pipeline on a consistent basis
• Ability to navigate within customers organizational structure and build relationships at multiple levels
• Manage contractual relationships and negotiate multi‑year contracts
• Deliver results by executing on weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets
• Drive Commercial Excellence to exceed Area volume and profit goals through new account development within targeted segments, growth in existing accounts, margin improvement plans and enterprise sales support
• Utilize internal resources to leverage knowledge of market trends and competition
• Monitor profitability levels to track progress against budgeted targets and analyze monthly financial summaries
• Understand market dynamics and business drivers that define long‑term commercial strategies and have an impact on Area and develop strategies to reach company objectives
• Develop working relationships with other Smurfit WestRock facilities to create opportunities for additional revenue streams across the enterprise capabilities
• Seek and qualify prospective customers in accordance with Sales strategy
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure effective execution of the overall Sales strategy
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to identify value add opportunities to improve margins
• Manage customer engagement through the sales lifecycle to ensure contractual obligations are met and to enable customer satisfaction

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 4‑5+ years of business‑to‑business (B2B) corrugated sales experience (Manufacturing/service industry preferred)
• Related experience in sales execution and pipeline management
• Ability to drive results by influencing others within different functions
• Ability to create and deliver engaging presentations to internal and external audiences
• Demonstrated sales competence and financial acumen
• Microsoft Office - Excel, Outlook
• Experience with Salesforce.com
• Reporting tools such as Power BI, QlikView

What we offer

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.