WestRock

Corporate Business Manager - Midwest

Posted on: 16 Mar 2021

Atlanta, GA

Job Description

About WestRock
WestRock (NYSE: WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRocks 50,000 team members support customers around the world from more than 320 operating and business locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com.

Corporate Business Manager - Midwest

1000 Abernathy Rd, NE
Atlanta, Georgia, 30328
United States
The opportunity:

The Corporate Business Managers primary responsibility is to lead the cross-functional efforts of WestRocks highly differentiated capabilities to develop account specific value propositions that deliver measurable business value to both the customer and WestRock. This individual will focus on growing the size and importance of the assigned account(s) across geographies and solution capabilities.

How you will impact WestRock:

* Define overall account vision, Play to Win and account growth plan by aligning market trends and customer needs with WestRock solutions

* Build and foster executive (top-to-top) relationships for Westrock lead communications with key customer stakeholders

* Drive account P&L and overall cost to serve, ensuring profitable growth over the long term

* Serve as the primary point of contact internally for the customer, coordinating the engagement of internal experts, and resources to deliver innovative solutions and drive Play to Win execution

* Manage contractual relationships and negotiate multi-year contracts

* Identify pricing dynamics within accounts to inform WestRock commercial decisions

* Communicate account performance to WestRock leadership team, Region and Business Unit leaders

* Model the WestRock Sales Excellence process of determining customer needs through consultative solution selling and propose the most appropriate WestRock solutions

* Utilize internal resources (customer insights team, marketing, scope , supply chain ,etc.) and leverage knowledge of market trends and competition to build compelling customer strategy

* Lead as required TSMs and BRMs with a strong account plan for strategic direction

* Effectively motivate and energize team to achieve their individual quotas, professional development goals and WestRock's sales and corporate objectives.

(BU Management , TSM , BRM, Functional support)

* Provide team members with clear direction about how to be successful on the account and at WestRock and how to handle specific situations and challenges as they arise

* Employ a regular cadence of interactions with individual team members and the team to monitor team performance, help team members address challenges and intervene where needed

* Help to source new team members and evaluate talent

* Strong knowledge in WestRocks value propositions and key differentiators and help team members to communicate these key concepts during the sales process to close deals

* Knowledgeable of and ensure compliance with sales systems, resources, and tools (e.g. Salesforce CRM, QlikView, etc.)

What you need to succeed:

* Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience preferred.

* Plant or Business unit functional Management leadership experience a plus

* Track record of customer account growth and successful new sales quota achievement

* Consultative solution selling experience.

* Known developer and experience in leading sales talent and teams

* Demonstrated ability to promote and use CRM data, tools and insights to drive results (preferably Salesforce.com)

* Good computer and software skills like, Microsoft teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

What we offer:

* C

orporate 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.

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WestRock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.

WestRock

Atlanta, GA

WestRock Company manufactures and sells paper and packaging solutions for the consumer and corrugated markets in North America, South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company’s Corrugated Packaging segment produces containerboards, corrugated sheets, corrugated packaging, and preprinted linerboards for consumer and industrial products manufacturers, and corrugated box manufacturers. It also provides structural and graphic design, engineering services, and automated packaging machines; and operates recycling facilities that collect, sort, grade, and bale recovered paper.

The company’s Consumer Packaging segment manufactures and sells folding and beverage cartons that are used to package food, paper, beverages, dairy products, tobacco, confectionery, health and beauty, other household consumer, and commercial and industrial products; and express mail packages for the overnight courier industry.

It also offers inserts and labels, as well as rigid packaging and other printed packaging products; and secondary packages and paperboard packaging for the healthcare market. In addition, this segment manufactures and sells solid fiber and corrugated partitions, and die-cut paperboard components; temporary and permanent displays; and lithographic laminated packaging products, as well as provides contract packing services. WestRock Company is based in Atlanta, Georgia.