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Reiser · 2 months ago

Packaging Specialist - Great Lakes Region

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Reiser is a global leader in the food equipment industry, seeking an experienced Packaging Specialist to join their Great Lakes Regional Sales Team. The role involves providing technical support, driving sales growth, and ensuring customer needs are met through effective packaging solutions in a dynamic environment.

Machinery Manufacturing

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Provide the Reiser sales team with technical support on packaging machines

Support and communicate with sales team on all packaging calls with customers

Professionally represent our products to new and existing customers

Continually build pipelines through cold-calling, networking, and maintaining positive relationships; internally and externally

Share best sales practices with team and company

Be actively involved with sales industry associations and attend relevant packaging trade shows

Ensure technical documentation and reports are accurate and are received on time

Help to facilitate quotations, product samples, and deliveries

Maintain a strong working knowledge of each packaging machine and their application in the marketplace

Track sales of packaging equipment in the assigned territory, growth, and market penetration

Train new sales personnel in packaging specifications and what markets each machine and product is best suited for

Work with the Reiser Service Team on machine installations

Attending national and regional sales meetings and packaging trade shows

Qualification

Thermoforming packaging solutionsHorizontal Form FillSealModified Atmosphere PackagingTechnical support for packagingSales experience in food industryMulti-taskingRelationship buildingCommunication skills

Required

Direct experience selling or providing technical support of packaging equipment or products (preferably in the meat/food/cheese industries)

Strong knowledge of Horizontal Form Fill and Seal, Overwrap, Thermoform, Lid Seal and Modified Atmosphere Packaging Applications

Understands importance of selling equipment with the added service component and working closely with service team

Ability to work independently, prioritize and multi-task

Comfortable communicating with people on the shop floor to C Level / Ownership of food processing and packaging companies

Ability to travel overnight is roughly 70% regionally based

Preferred

Undergraduate degree preferred but not required

Company

Reiser

Reiser is a food production company providing processing, portioning, and packaging equipment.

Founded in 1945

Canton, Ohio, USA

201-500 employees

http://reiser.com

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Leadership Team

Stephen Todd

Chief Financial Officer

Alisa Houlihan

Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer

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