Sales Manager-Atlanta Area

Reporting to the Vice President of Sales –Films Division- this sales leadership position will have full commercial responsibility and accountability for blown film products. The objectives will be focused on year over year profitable net revenue growth for the defined territory( Southeast USA including Texas) with a strong emphasis on uncovering and closing new opportunities.Essential Duties/ResponsibilitiesSupport, deliver and implement SPG’s go to market strategy for the defined selling assignment which includes establishing and maintaining a strong working relationship with SPG’s various manufacturing sites during the entire selling processDevelop successful win-win business relationships with customers (internal & external) that leads to profitable year over year net revenue growthAttend and participate in trade show activities to network and generate new business opportunitiesProvide and present market and customer intelligence to the SPG Executive Management Team in a manner that is professional and easy to understand and analyzeFully utilize Salesforce.com, a web-based Customer Relationship Management operating system used by SPG to effectively communicate and manage the process of aligning daily efforts with the annual strategic planWork closely with: Plant leadership teams to research potential new product offerings. All associates within the expanded SPG sales and marketing teams to reinforce a ONE SPG Team selling environment Program management, customer service and engineering teams as required throughout the entire quoting process Provide the professional leadership skills that will consistently support and deliver SPG core valuesSupport the Annual Business and Strategic Planning Process which includes both written and verbal presentationParticipate and support key industry organizations and functions to promote the mission, value statements and objectives as outlined in the annual business planAll other duties, as assigned Qualifications Three-five years of new business development, account management, R&D engineering or Operations engineering experienceDemonstrated creative problem-solving skills and the ability to influence internal and external customersStrong organizational skills supported by a self-disciplined operating structureSuperior time management/prioritization skillsSelf-starter that takes initiative and is action orientedExcellent written and oral communication skills to share your findings, observations and opportunities with a wide audienceComputer Skills to include, but not limited to, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Salesforce.com, CONCUR and other business and database programsStrong business analytical skillsAbility tocreate, establish, and implement win~win solutionsthink strategically and implement tacticallyadapt to a constantly evolving organizationPossess the vision and leadership skill sets that will successfully drive change and position SPG as the lead supplier in the customers supply chainWilling to travel, up to 50%