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Yamato Corporation · 4 hours ago

Sales Project Manager

Grafton, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Yamato Corporation is a global manufacturer of weighing equipment used in the food packaging industry. The Sales Project Manager serves as a key liaison between outside sales, engineering, and other internal support teams to streamline communication and ensure an efficient and positive customer experience.

ManufacturingPackaging ServicesSales

Responsibilities

Build and maintain strong customer relationships, managing expectations and ensuring satisfaction throughout the sales lifecycle from creation of proposal to receipt of purchase order through production build and final delivery. Serve as main point of contact for customer during active project. Coordinate and facilitate meetings with customers, sales, and technical teams as needed

Manage the internal proposal process to ensure the development of accurate, application-specific quotations for Yamato equipment. Apply technical knowledge to communicate equipment features, configuration options, and performance capabilities to customers and internal teams. Manage on-site customer demonstration requests

Understand all project details and deadlines for assigned projects. Define project timeline. Act as a liaison between sales and technical teams to ensure project milestones are met on time

Identify and resolve obstacles or issues during the project lifecycle to maintain product quality. Deliver accurate order acknowledgments by gathering, confirming, and communicating all required project details. Work closely with engineering to obtain 2D or 3D layout drawings and ensure customers review and approve these drawings in a timely manner. Monitor production progress by coordinating with logistics team to track equipment completion, readiness, and shipping schedules. Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) when needed. Support installation scheduling

Maintain accurate and consistent information in Yamato's CRM system (Salesforce) to support internal communication, task tracking, and reporting. Prepare and present project status updates

Follow documented processes. Regularly evaluate processes to identify improvements. Create and/or maintain internal standard operating procedures (SOPs) for role

Participate in internal sales meetings, attend trade shows and industry events as required, and perform additional duties assigned by supervisor to support Yamato's mission to deliver the best weighing equipment and service in the world

Qualification

Technical AptitudeCRM ProficiencyProject ManagementMicrosoft OfficeBilingual/SpanishAnalytical ThinkingCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsSelf-Motivated

Required

Bachelor's degree preferred, or 3–5 years of prior project management experience in the packaging industry is preferred

Strong technical and mechanical understanding to support equipment sales and project coordination

Exceptional organizational, multi-tasking, follow-up, and time management skills

Ability to build and maintain strong relationships. Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and negotiation skills

Ability to interpret complex technical and business information and use insights to improve internal processes

Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Experience with CRM and ERP systems preferred. Salesforce and Epicor experience a plus

Energetic, high integrity, self-motivated, and eager to learn

Valid driver's license required. Must be insurable

Preferred

Bachelor's degree preferred, or 3–5 years of prior project management experience in the packaging industry is preferred

Experience with CRM and ERP systems preferred

Bilingual/Spanish speaking is not mandatory but highly desirable

Benefits

Eligibility on first day of employment for company-paid benefits such as health, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability subject to plan terms.

Yamato currently pays for 100% of the health, dental and vision premiums!!!

Eligibility for 401(k) plan on 1st day of month following 30 days of service with a company match of 4% on employee deferral of 5% or more.

Additionally, you are fully vested in the employer match on Day1 if enrolled in the plan!

18 paid time off (PTO) days accrued by calendar year.

Ten (10) Company-paid holidays per calendar year

Company

Yamato Corporation

Always the best way to weigh. Yamato Corporation is the leading provider of weighing equipment for food packaging in North, Central, and South America.

Founded in 1993

Grafton, Wisconsin, USA

51-200 employees