Sales Professional

Responsible for the selling and servicing of profitable accounts.

Primary Duties

• Generate profitable sales to support local operating unit objectives.
• Sell new, profitable accounts
• Service existing and grow existing accounts through regular contact
• Follow-up on past due collections
• Follow-up on aged inventories
• Knowledge of products, machine limitations, and costing variables
• Process all required paperwork accurately and on a timely basis
• Assist in preparing annual sales budget forecasts
• Comply with company policies and procedures
• Learn relevant local and company requirements, rules and procedures. Strictly follows rules and guidelines and always uses the right procedure for the job. Promptly reports incidents, near-misses, and unsafe conditions or processes. SKNA employees regardless of level, position or tenure are responsible for upholding the safety standards regulations and policies.
• All other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's in marketing or related field preferred
• Experience in corrugated box industry preferred
• Good communicator with customers, plant personnel, and other supporting departments
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions, percentages, and volume
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form
• Possess the ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities and objectives simultaneously

About Smurfit Kappa

Smurfit Kappa is a FTSE 100 company and one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging in the world, with operations in 23 European countries and 12 countries in the Americas.

EEO Statement

Smurfit Kappa is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, status as a Vietnam Era, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal Veteran, recently separated or other protected veteran. Smurfit Kappa also complies with all applicable state, federal and local laws, regulations and ordinances prohibiting discrimination in places where Smurfit Kappa operates.

Our vision is to be a globally admired business, dynamically delivering secure and superior returns for all stakeholders.