Koch Industries

Area Sales Manager

Koch Industries • $170K — $200K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of B2B sales experience in packaging or related fields.
  • Proven leadership experience in mentoring and motivating sales teams.
  • Strong background in developing and implementing sales strategies.
  • Solid business and financial acumen, especially in analysis and forecasting.
  • Bachelor's degree preferred in business, marketing, finance, or related fields.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop the commercial sales team, focusing on recruitment and ongoing development.
  • Build partnerships between sales and operations, collaborating with various business functions.
  • Leverage knowledge of the Northern California agriculture market to support sales efforts.
  • Drive profitability through strategic road mapping and P&L understanding.
  • Create market-focused sales and pricing strategies.
  • Foster relationships with existing and prospective customers.
  • Ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • Retirement benefits and paid vacation.
  • Educational assistance and potential infertility support.
Full Job Description
Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Area Sales Manager to lead the Northern California Agriculture Product Segment and support its integrated box business. Reporting to the Area General Manager, this position will develop and execute sales strategies, lead and develop the commercial sales team, strengthen customer and operational partnerships, and drive profitable growth.

The role should be based near San Leandro, Modesto, or Madera, California, requires up to 40% travel, and may include relocation support. The anticipated salary range is $170,000-$200,000 annually, with eligibility for variable pay and company benefits.

What You Will Do

  • Manage and develop our commercial sales team, including recruiting, retaining, and providing ongoing development for team members.
  • Build mutually beneficial partnerships between sales and operations, and work collaboratively with other commercial business capabilities, including Business Analytics, Revenue Management, Supply Chain, Marketing, Salesforce Effectiveness, and S&OP.
  • Bring knowledge of the Northern California agriculture market to better support our sales team and customers.
  • Continuously improve overall profit margins and seek opportunities to innovate and drive profitability through strategic road mapping and an understanding of the impact on the P&L.
  • Create market sales and pricing strategies that support a market-focused vision.
  • Continuously build existing and prospective customer relationships.
  • Create value through customer success by adopting and utilizing our sales training process.
  • Hold the sales team accountable for a robust pipeline based on the needs of the region.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable governmental regulations, GP safety standards, and site practices.
  • Utilize Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, etc.) and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • At least 5 years of outside B2B sales experience in packaging, corrugated, or a related field.
  • Experience mentoring or leading a sales team and motivating them to achieve sales targets.
  • Experience developing and implementing sales strategies and plans.
  • Business and financial acumen, particularly in the areas of analysis, pricing, forecasting, market trends, and budgeting.

What Will Put You Ahead

  • Experience in corrugated packaging sales in agriculture or produce markets in California.
  • Knowledge of the packaging sector, manufacturing processes, and design.
  • Proven experience as a sales manager or in a similar role.
  • Experience with P&L analysis.
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in any field, with a preference for business, marketing, finance, management, or a related field.
  • Completion of a formal sales training program or demonstrated experience leading teams through a successful sales process.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee and their family to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength, focusing on overall well-being so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending and health savings accounts; life insurance; AD&D; disability coverage; retirement benefits; paid vacation and time off; educational assistance; and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy, or guideline, and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions about which benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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