Sealed Air Corporation
Account Manager, AutoBag - Chicagoland
Sealed Air Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Account Manager, AutoBag - Chicagoland
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Account Manager, AutoBag - Chicagoland
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Sealed Air Corporation . Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4?billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. Visit www.sealedair.com to learn more. Job Description
The Account Manager at Sealed Air is a vital sales role responsible for managing and expanding the
Automated Packaging Systems (APS) Autobag
line throughout the state of Illinois, with a primary focus on the Chicagoland area. This position demands a results-driven sales professional who can cultivate new business opportunities through distribution channels while strengthening partnerships with key distributors. Based in the Chicagoland area, the role involves frequent day travel within the territory and occasional overnight trips to more distant locations. What Youll Be Doing Develop and manage key accounts throughout Illinois, focusing on promoting the APS product line and expanding new business opportunities. Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with distributors and end users, ensuring customer satisfaction and sustained growth. Collaborate closely with regional sales leadership, marketing, and internal teams to deliver tailored, value-based packaging solutions aligned with customer needs and market trends. Execute a disciplined sales approach emphasizing distribution management, new customer acquisition, and value-based selling in industrial and capital equipment markets, with a focus on ROI and labor efficiency. Use data-driven insights to quantify and communicate customer value, supporting Sealed Airs commitment to innovation and measurable performance. Coordinate with dedicated sales support resources to optimize territory coverage and enhance customer experience. Travel regularly within the Chicagoland region, primarily for day trips, with occasional overnight stays to cover southern parts of the territory. Complete the required weekly number of onsite Key Account and Prospect visits.
What Were Looking For
Proven success in sales within packaging, capital equipment, or industrial automation environments. Strong background in distribution management and new business development, with demonstrated ability to build and sustain distributor relationships. Technically adept, with the ability to quickly learn and communicate value propositions for automated packaging systems and capital equipment. Skilled in articulating ROI and labor efficiency benefits to industrial customers. Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills across all organizational levels. Highly self-motivated, strategic, and organized capable of managing a large, dynamic territory independently. Strong sense of urgency and responsiveness to distributor needs, ensuring timely support and follow-up. Experience working with major distribution partners.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree. 5+ years of experience in selling high-performance, automated, or value-added products, ideally within packaging or capital equipment. Solid financial and analytical acumen for tenders, budgets, and customer agreements. Proficiency in SAP (or similar ERP systems), Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and CRM tools. Ability to thrive within a matrix organization and collaborate cross-functionally. Valid drivers license and willingness to travel frequently within the territory.
Why Sealed Air
Join a global leader recognized for innovation, sustainability, and delivering packaging solutions that make our world better. At Sealed Air, youll work in a collaborative, high-energy environment where performance is recognized and career growth is encouraged. Pay Transparency
Remote: Yes - in Chicagoland area Total Target Compensation (Base + Commission): ($103,571 - $145,000) The range disclosed complies with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Offers within this range will be determined by considering relevant factors including education, experience, and internal alignment. This position may also be eligible for annual performance bonuses and other incentive programs. Sealed Air offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and other benefits designed to promote well-being. Requisition id: 52913 Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from Sealed Air during the application process, please reach out to us directly at globalta@sealedair.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Join to apply for the
Account Manager, AutoBag - Chicagoland
role at
Sealed Air Corporation . Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4?billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. Visit www.sealedair.com to learn more. Job Description
The Account Manager at Sealed Air is a vital sales role responsible for managing and expanding the
Automated Packaging Systems (APS) Autobag
line throughout the state of Illinois, with a primary focus on the Chicagoland area. This position demands a results-driven sales professional who can cultivate new business opportunities through distribution channels while strengthening partnerships with key distributors. Based in the Chicagoland area, the role involves frequent day travel within the territory and occasional overnight trips to more distant locations. What Youll Be Doing Develop and manage key accounts throughout Illinois, focusing on promoting the APS product line and expanding new business opportunities. Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with distributors and end users, ensuring customer satisfaction and sustained growth. Collaborate closely with regional sales leadership, marketing, and internal teams to deliver tailored, value-based packaging solutions aligned with customer needs and market trends. Execute a disciplined sales approach emphasizing distribution management, new customer acquisition, and value-based selling in industrial and capital equipment markets, with a focus on ROI and labor efficiency. Use data-driven insights to quantify and communicate customer value, supporting Sealed Airs commitment to innovation and measurable performance. Coordinate with dedicated sales support resources to optimize territory coverage and enhance customer experience. Travel regularly within the Chicagoland region, primarily for day trips, with occasional overnight stays to cover southern parts of the territory. Complete the required weekly number of onsite Key Account and Prospect visits.
What Were Looking For
Proven success in sales within packaging, capital equipment, or industrial automation environments. Strong background in distribution management and new business development, with demonstrated ability to build and sustain distributor relationships. Technically adept, with the ability to quickly learn and communicate value propositions for automated packaging systems and capital equipment. Skilled in articulating ROI and labor efficiency benefits to industrial customers. Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills across all organizational levels. Highly self-motivated, strategic, and organized capable of managing a large, dynamic territory independently. Strong sense of urgency and responsiveness to distributor needs, ensuring timely support and follow-up. Experience working with major distribution partners.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree. 5+ years of experience in selling high-performance, automated, or value-added products, ideally within packaging or capital equipment. Solid financial and analytical acumen for tenders, budgets, and customer agreements. Proficiency in SAP (or similar ERP systems), Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and CRM tools. Ability to thrive within a matrix organization and collaborate cross-functionally. Valid drivers license and willingness to travel frequently within the territory.
Why Sealed Air
Join a global leader recognized for innovation, sustainability, and delivering packaging solutions that make our world better. At Sealed Air, youll work in a collaborative, high-energy environment where performance is recognized and career growth is encouraged. Pay Transparency
Remote: Yes - in Chicagoland area Total Target Compensation (Base + Commission): ($103,571 - $145,000) The range disclosed complies with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Offers within this range will be determined by considering relevant factors including education, experience, and internal alignment. This position may also be eligible for annual performance bonuses and other incentive programs. Sealed Air offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and other benefits designed to promote well-being. Requisition id: 52913 Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from Sealed Air during the application process, please reach out to us directly at globalta@sealedair.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr